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A Work of Art: Sam Darnold’s Passing Display vs. Saints Turns Heads

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold's passing chart vs. Saints is a work of art

In his best game with the Seattle Seahawks, Sam Darnold picked apart the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
Sep 21, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (14) throws the ball during the first quarter against New Orleans Saints at Lumen Field.
Sep 21, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (14) throws the ball during the first quarter against New Orleans Saints at Lumen Field. / Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images
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Sam Darnold had by far his best game with the Seattle Seahawks in the team's Week 3 win against the New Orleans Saints.

Darnold, who mostly played well in Week 2 after a quiet Week 1, is continuing to look more and more comfortable in Klint Kubiak's offense. He completed 14 of 18 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns in Seattle's 44-13 blowout victory over the Saints.

It was also about the type of completions, as he effortlessly moved the Seahawks' offense and finished drives after the special teams unit set them up for success.

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Darnold averaged 10.3 air yards per completion against New Orleans. He had a career-high 77.8% success rate, and only two of his completions came on throws behind the line of scrimmage.

Darnold has completed 52 of his 74 passes on the season (70%) for 663 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. Only one of those picks, which both came in Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, was an outright bad throw. The other was on a deflected pass in the backfield that fell into the hands of a Steelers defender.

The run game hasn't been as efficient as the Seahawks hoped early on, which has forced Darnold to do more in the early season. It could take some time before that ground game picks up, so Seattle needs their $100 million quarterback to earn it some wins in the meantime. Against the Saints, especially, he has done exactly that.

Darnold and the Seahawks should be able to sling the ball against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3. Arizona has allowed at least 300 passing yards in each of its last two games.

Jerry Jones Speaks Out, Criticizes the Controversy Surrounding the Cowboys WR After the Loss to the Lions
DALLAS — Jerry Jones has finally had enough. In a fiery radio interview on 105.3 The Fan Tuesday morning, the Cowboys owner publicly ripped into star wide receiver George Pickens for his explosive, now-deleted Instagram beef with Richard Sherman following the Thanksgiving nightmare against the Detroit Lions. “I love everything George has done this year,” Jones said. “But let me be very clear — I don’t want to see him sitting on Instagram arguing with Richard Sherman or anybody else. Put the phone down, stop the social media nonsense, and focus on playing football. That’s what we pay him for.” Mic drop. The 82-year-old owner rarely calls out his own players by name in public, making this one of the sharpest rebukes in recent Cowboys history. Quick recap of the chaos: Lions game: CeeDee Lamb gets hurt and leaves early → Pickens disappears with a miserable 5 catches for 37 yards. Richard Sherman goes on TV and says Pickens “quit on routes” and showed zero effort. Pickens claps back with a savage (and quickly deleted) Instagram story: “Old man still talking.” Internet explodes. Despite the ugly performance, Pickens still leads the Cowboys in every major receiving stat (78 receptions, 1,179 yards, 8 TDs), but Jerry Jones just drew a line in the sand: the social media wars end today. “I have zero concern about George competing and helping us win games on the field,” Jones continued. “My only concern is him wasting time and energy on this Instagram back-and-forth instead of turning the page.” Will this public dressing-down light a fire under Pickens… or pour gasoline on an already raging controversy? One thing is certain — every snap this Sunday will be scrutinized like never before. Is Jerry Jones right to go nuclear on his star WR? Or did he just make the drama ten times worse?