Seahawks vs Commanders Highlights: Darnold Leads Seattle 38-14 Victory

The Seahawks came out of their bye ween terminating on all barrels, and the result was a prevailing triumph in prime time that moved forward their record to 6-2.

The Seahawks beat the Washington commanders 38-14 after hustling to a 28-0 lead in the to begin with half, pulling absent behind a prevailing execution by quarterback Sam Darnold, another standout appearing by the defense and a enormous takeaway on uncommon teams.

The win in the Seahawks 10th in a push on the street, including to a establishment record, and it makes Mike Macdaondl the third coach in NFL history to win 11 of his to begin with 12 street recreations, joining previous 49ers coach George Seifert (1989-1990) and current Rams coach Sean McVay (2017-2018).

Key Moments & Turning Points

1. Sam Darnold, take a bow.

It took quarterback Sam Darnold more than a half to toss an deficient pass, and a related note, Michael Dickson didn't punt until the third quarter.

That's how great the Seahawks, and their quarterback in specific, were on Sunday night.

With Darnold driving the way, the Seahawks scored touchdowns on each of their to begin with four belonging, at that point included a field objective late in the to begin with half to take a commanding 31-7 halftime lead.

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And Darnold was idealize in the half, completing 16 of 16 endeavors for 282 and four touchdowns, giving him a culminate 158.3 for the half. Darnold opened the moment half with a completion, giving him 17 in a push to coordinate a establishment record held by Warren Moon, some time recently at last tossing inadequate on third-and-1 to Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

That completion was Darnold's to begin with of the diversion, and too checked the to begin with time in the diversion that the Seahawks, who were five for five up to that point, fizzled to change over on third down, driving to Dickson's to begin with punt of the game.

Darnold's to begin with genuine miscue of the amusement came afterward in the third quarter when, running to his cleared out, he attempted to toss over his body to Cody White, but tossed behind his target, driving to an interferences.

Darnold bounced back well from that miss, driving another landing drive to deliver the 38-7 lead late in the to begin with quarter, driving to a mass departure of Commanders fans, he wrapped up the diversion 21 for 24 for 330 yards, four touchdowns, an capture attempts and a 141.0 passer rating and an eye-popping 13.8 yards-per-attempt normal.

2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba keeps making history.

While Smith-Njigba wasn't on the accepting conclusion of any of Darnold's landing passes on Sunday, he was once once more his team's driving recipient, catching eight passes for 129 yards, with 119 of those yards coming in the to begin with half.

With another 100-yard diversion, Smith-Njigba has six this season in eight recreations, coordinating Lobby of Famer Steve Largent for the most 100-yard diversions in the season in establishment history—and he still has half a season to play. It was moreover Smith-Njigba's fourth straight 100-yard diversion, something no pass catcher in establishment history has done previously.

Smith-Njigba is presently up to an NFL-leading 948 yards this season, making him one of two players, along with Isaac Bruce, with at slightest 900 yards in the to begin with eight recreations of a season at age 23 or more youthful.

He moreover got to be the fifth player in the Super Bowl time with at slightest 75 yards in each of his to begin with eight recreations of a season, joining Adam Thielen, Antonio Brown, Michael Irvin and Dwight Clark.

Smith-Njiba too passes DK Metcalf for the most gatherings through his to begin with three seasons in establishment history.

3. The defense was incredible, however again.

Somewhat misplaced in all the hostile firecrackers was the truth that Seattle's defense, once once more, was extraordinary in making a difference the Seahawks to a win.

The Commanders overseen two touchdowns, but not until the amusement was well out of reach, and wrapped up with fair 290 yards, stamping the 6th time in eight recreations that a Seahawks rival has been held beneath 300 yards and to 20 or less focuses in a game.

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The Seahawks pass surge was incredible, once once more, recording four sacks, as well as a few other weights that driven to Daniels having to scramble, as well as the previously mentioned Witherspoon weight that driven to a turnover.

4. Tory Horton ventured up in Cooper Kupp's absence.

With beginning collector Cooper Kupp dormant due to a hamstring damage, that implied a greater part for Tory Horton, and the rookie collector ventured up in a huge, huge way.

Horton caught a match of passes on Seattle's 90-yard opening drive, counting the landing to near it out, at that point he included a 25-yard landing afterward in the half, giving him four accepting touchdowns, and five add up to touchdowns with his 95-yard punt return, halfway through his rookie campaign.

Horton wrapped up the diversion with four catches for 48 yards, both stamping modern career highs for the fifth-round choose out of Colorado State.

5. Welcome back, Devon Witherspoon.

After lost five of the final six recreations with a knee harm, Devon Witherspoon made his return on Sunday, and the Master Bowl cornerback showed up to have no rust on his game.

Witherspoon wrapped up seven handles, a few of them the noteworthy open-field handles that ceased Washington players brief of to begin with downs, and his third-down barrage in the moment quarter constrained an hurried and errant Jayden Daniels toss that was catching by Ty Okada, a turnover that driven to a Seahawks touchdown.

6. Ty Okada keeps venturing up in Julian Love's absence.

With Julian Adore managing with a hamstring damage for much of the season, Ty Okada has taken on a beginning part for the to begin with time in his career, and with Adore going on harmed save Saturday, Okada will proceed to be a enormous portion of Seattle's defense going forward as well.

On Sunday, Okada had four handles, and most strikingly, his to begin with career interferences, an noteworthy jumping get that highlighted noteworthy footwork to remain in bounds.

7. A huge play for huge Brandon Pili.

You do not regularly seen 334-pound nose handles on kickoff scope, but Brandon Pili was in that part on Sunday, and he reacted with a enormous play, coming to out his cleared out arm whereas being blocked to drive a mishandle, which was recuperated by linebacker Connor O'Toole.

One play afterward, Darnold hit Elijah Arroyo with for a landing, the rookie tight end's to begin with of his career, giving the Seahawks a 21-0 lead.