Mike Tirico said it at the start of the Sunday Night Football broadcast that the Seattle Seahawks don’t get enough attention or credit for where they stand in the NFL hierarchy. But after Sam Darnold’s perfect first half against the Washington Commanders, it might be difficult for the rest of the league to ignore the Seahawks’ emergence any longer.
Darnold went 16-16 for 282 yards and four touchdowns to finish up the best first half of football he’s enjoyed in his eight-year career in the league. Coming into the night, Darnold was fifth in MVP odds on Fanduel at +1300, trailing Matthew Stafford at +500.