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The Seattle Seahawks have scored a touchdown using the Philadelphia Eagles’ trademark tush push play. Watch the video here: Klint Kubiak has been happy to use the play this season with starting tight end AJ Barner.
Quarterback Sam Darnold tossed his 13th touchdown of the season, giving the Seahawks a 7-0 lead. Darnold’s 4-yard touchdown to rookie Tory Horton capped a 10-play, 90-yard drive that took 8:07 off the clock.
During the first half of Seattle's 38-14 win over the Washington Commanders, quarterback Sam Darnold had a perfect half, throwing 16-of-16 for 282 yards and four touchdowns before halftime, recording a 158.3 passer rating for the first two quarters. The first touchdown of the game was a four-yard reception by rookie Tory Horton.
The NFL trade deadline passed at 1 p.m. PT on Tuesday, and the Seattle Seahawks made just one move: acquiring former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed.
While the Seahawks blew up the Commanders with several big plays, chatter about the game blew up online. Here are the biggest moments.
Alongside first-year offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Darnold is second in the NFL in passer rating, tied for fifth in completion percentage and has guided Seattle to its first 6-2 start since 2020.
The Seahawks (6-2) host the Cardinals (2-5) in Week 10, while the Commanders (3-6) host the Lions (5-3). Sam Darnold QB, Seahawks: 330 passing yards, four passing touchdowns and one interception. Darnold completed his first 17 pass attempts,
Shaheed, who signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Weber State in 2022, had 44 catches for 499 yards and two touchdowns through the first nine games of this season, including an 87-yard touchdown in a win over the Giants this season.
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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.