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Darnold was unraveling, and Rams players were laughing. "They thought it was over," Ernest Jones IV said. But Seattle got the last laugh.
According to NFL researcher Dante Koplowitz-Fleming, this is the first time since 1975 that a team with 400-plus yards, zero giveaways, zero sacks taken and three-plus takeaways have lost a game. Teams were 79-0 prior to Thursday night's offensive bout, but are now 79-1.
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Sam Darnold’s fiancee has message for those ‘wondering’ about Seahawks QB after wild win
Sam Darnold’s fiancée, Katie Hoofnagle, praised the Seahawks quarterback after a 16-point comeback against the Rams to take the NFC West in an overtime thriller on Thursday night.
On Thursday night in perhaps the greatest comeback in Seattle Seahawks chronicle, Sam Darnold exorcised some demons by overcoming a pair of interceptions and a 16-point deficit to help deliver a 38-37 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams.
Right tackle Abe Lucas noticed unflappable quarterback Sam Darnold before their Seahawks rallied past Los Angeles Rams Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at Lumen Field in Seattle.
The Seahawks took an early 7-0 lead. After the defense forced a turnover on downs, the hosts went 61 yards on five plays, the biggest one being a 46-yard screen pass to Kenneth Walker III. Zach Charbonnet finished the drive with a 4-yard run up the middle.
The Rams fail to stop Sam Darnold and the Seahawks from mounting a fourth-quarter comeback before Seattle wins it in overtime on a two-point conversion.
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba catches a 20-yard pass from quarterback Sam Darnold during Thursday's divisional matchup with the Los Angeles Rams.