Klint Kubiak had the Seattle Seahawks' offense humming for the first half of the NFL season. Sam Darnold was playing lights out, giving everyone confidence that he could do what he did last for the Minnesota Vikings all over again.
It wasn't just Darnold that was playing so well, but Seattle's offensive explosiveness had turned third-year wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba into an elite wideout, even positioning him on pace to break Calvin Johnson's single-season receiving record. The Seahawks' offense was torching defenses until it started to look much different when the NFL crossed over into the second half.