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Sam Darnold Hits Rare Back-to-Back 13-Win Mark as Seahawks Set Up NFC West Decider

Turnovers now lead the league for Darnold, putting pressure on Seattle to tighten ball security before the 49ers game.

Overview

  • The Seahawks beat the Panthers 27-10 to move to 13-3, setting up a winner-take-all Week 18 trip to San Francisco for the division crown and No. 1 seed.
  • Darnold became the fifth quarterback with consecutive 13-win regular seasons and the first to do it with two different teams after last year’s 14-3 with Minnesota.
  • He leads the NFL with 20 turnovers, and Seattle’s 28 team giveaways are second-most, a trend Darnold acknowledged needs correcting.
  • Seattle’s defense is allowing the second-fewest points in the league and has repeatedly bailed out slow offensive starts.
  • The run game has surged, with Zach Charbonnet rushing for a season-high 110 yards as Seattle totaled 163 yards on the ground in Week 17.