Seahawks QB Sam Darnold on MVP radar
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Seattle currently sits with a 6-2 record and has been an offensive juggernaut this year with quarterback Sam Darnold at the helm, tied with the Indianapolis Colts to lead the league with 6.3 yards per play, ranked fifth in points per game (28.9) and fourth in passing yards per game (255.1).
The Seattle Seahawks already had a great vertical passing game with quarterback Sam Darnold and receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Now, with the trade for Rashid Shaheed, it's bombs away.
The Seahawks' dominant Sunday night victory over the Washington Commanders was the perfect example, as Darnold posted arguably the best game of his eight-year career. Darnold completed his first 16 pass attempts and tossed four touchdowns in the first half alone, finishing 21 of 24 for 330 yards.
Sunday night's blowout victory featured important contributions from players who have spent time on Seattle's "ready squad."
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Sam Darnold leads Seahawks to easy 38-14 win over Commanders, who lose Jayden Daniels to arm injury
Sam Darnold threw four touchdown passes before his first incompletion, and the Seattle Seahawks played a near-perfect first half offensively on their way to a 38-14 rout of the Washington Commanders.
Shaheed joins the Seattle receiver room that includes arguably the best receiver in the game right now, Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He leads the league with 948 receiving yards through eight games. Now quarterback Sam Darnold has another key target.
Darnold is playing as well as any QB in football, benefiting from what might be the Seahawks' best pass protection in over a decade.
Sam Darnold was nearly perfect, throwing for 330 yards and four scores, to lead the Seattle Seahawks to a dominant win over the Washington Commanders.
Seattle got exceptional performances from their MVP candidate quarterback, their Offensive Player of the Year favorite and an undrafted DB.