Darnold owns up to mistakes in OT loss: Late picks 'not fair' to Seahawks — SkimNews
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- Sam Darnold threw an interception in the fourth quarter and another in overtime, sealing the Seattle Seahawks' 17-14 loss to the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High after Seattle had rallied from a 14-3 deficit.
- The loss dropped the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks to 3-3, leaving them 2.5 games behind the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West standings.
- Darnold has now thrown seven interceptions in four games since returning from a glute injury in Week 3 — matching his touchdown total over that span — and entered Week 6 ranked 29th in Total QBR at 34.4.
- Seattle's offense managed just 91 first-half yards, with Darnold sacked five times for the second straight game and absorbing 17 official QB hits, including free rushers on back-to-back sacks that ended the opening drive.
- Seattle's defense forced punts on Denver's final seven regulation possessions — five of them three-and-outs — after surrendering two early touchdown drives of 74 and 79 yards.
- Seattle has turned the ball over 12 times in six games; 10 of those turnovers came in their three losses, which were decided by a combined eight points, with opponents scoring 44 points off those takeaways.
- Darnold told the locker room the turnovers were 'not fair to our defense' and 'not fair to our special teams group,' with coach Mike Macdonald confirming the quarterback addressed the team directly after the loss.
Why it matters: Seattle's three losses have come by a combined eight points, and opponents have converted Seattle's 10 giveaways in those games into 44 points — a one-score margin repeatedly erased by a turnover problem that extends beyond Darnold. A defense capable of forcing five three-and-outs in seven drives cannot mask an offense that has now handed the football to opponents 12 times in six games and left the reigning champions 2.5 games back in the NFC West.
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