The Seattle Seahawks were staring at a 16-point hole in the fourth. Rain kept pouring at Lumen Field. Still, the 12s stayed loud. Then Sam Darnold flipped the script with a sharp strike to Eric Saubert with a bold two-point try. Overtime followed, and soon after, Seattle walked out with a wild 38-37 win. Yet, while the cheers echoed, Darnold’s tone shifted.

He headed straight toward the locker room message. After the game, he made it clear this was not the clean football the Seahawks want to play.

“That was crazy… I don’t think we played our best football, I didn’t, but at the end of the day we won,” Sam Darnold said.

Despite his frustration, Darnold was quick to credit his teammates, emphasizing his pride in the locker room for securing a tough win. He stressed how much the result meant after such a grind.

“That was crazy. Those guys deserve the win, a tough win like this.”

Shortly after, he doubled down on that belief.

“I am very proud of the guys in the locker room.”

The finger-pointing came with respect, not blame. Still, the night was far from smooth. Early on, Darnold struggled. The memory lingered too.

Five weeks ago at SoFi Stadium, he threw four interceptions in a loss to the Los Angeles Rams. In this rematch, the start looked familiar. Two second-half interceptions followed. Boos rolled down from the stands. Even the loyal 12s showed their nerves.

However, Darnold never tapped out. Instead, he kept pushing. Drive by drive, he settled in. He finished 22-of-34 for 270 yards. A 26-yard touchdown to A.J. Barner pulled Seattle within two. Then came the strange moment. Replay ruled a backward pass on a screen. The tie stood. Eventually, the Hawks completed the comeback. In the Emerald City, it counted as a signature night. However, there were issues, too.

Sam Darnold addressed turnovers in Seahawks’ win

First, the message from Sam Darnold came fast and direct. After the final whistle at Lumen Field, he did not dodge the issue. Instead, he owned it in front of the 12s and the locker room.

“The turnovers need to come down; it’s on me; it’s unacceptable.”

These mistakes showed up early. Seattle put the ball on the ground twice. The first came late in the second quarter. Former Ram Cooper Kupp lost control after a clean hit from safety Kamren Curl. Just like that, a promising Hawks drive died. At the time, Seattle trailed 13-7, and the swing felt heavy inside Lumen Field.

However, the response came quickly. Kenneth Walker III erased some of the damage in a hurry. He burst through the defense and took it 55 yards to the house. Suddenly, the earlier turnover did not sting as much. Still, even with that spark, the second mistake lingered. It felt like the moment that could flip the game away from the Hawks.

Soon after, that fear became real. Darnold forced a throw that nearly turned into disaster. Josh Wallace jumped the pass and returned it to the two-yard line. One play later, Blake Corum punched it in for a touchdown, causing the margin to tighten and momentum to swing hard as the 12s went quiet.

Still, the chaos was not done. Darnold later threw another interception, this time at the goal line when points were critical. Yet somehow, Seattle stayed alive. Rashid Shaheed answered with a punt return touchdown. Then came the two-point conversion. The lead dropped to eight. Suddenly, the Hawks had life again.