{"id":129029,"date":"2025-09-08T15:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/129029\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:04:07","slug":"nfl-com-dings-seahawks-qb-sam-darnold-for-brutal-finish-vs-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/129029\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL.com dings Seahawks QB Sam Darnold for \u2018brutal\u2019 finish vs. 49ers"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the seventh time in their last eight overall meetings with the rival San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> left the field with a loss. It also marked the fourth straight time the club fell at home to the Niners, this time by a 17-13 <\/a>score.<\/p>\n

There was certainly a chance for Mike Macdonald\u2019s team<\/a>, outgained 384-230 in total yards by game’s end, to steal a victory. After Kyle Shanahan\u2019s club took a 17-13 lead with 1:34 to play on a Brock Purdy TD pass to tight end Jake Tonges, the stage was set<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the Niners\u2019 go-ahead touchdown,\u201d explained NFL.com\u2019s Michael Baca<\/a>, \u201cthere was ample opportunity for the Seahawks to have a game-winning drive of their own. Facing a four-point deficit with 94 seconds left and one timeout remaining, \ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffSam Darnold\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff keyed in on \ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffJaxon Smith-Njigba\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff to flip the field on a 40-yard pass along the sideline. That put Seattle in scoring position with more than a minute left to play and the timeout in its back pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n

The connection put the ball on the 49ers\u2019 14-yard line. There was incomplete pass from Darnold to Kenneth Walker III, but the \u2018Hawks gained five yards when Bryce Huff was flagged for offsides. A Walker run gained zero yards and with less than a minute remaining, Seattle faced and second-and-nine.<\/p>\n

A Sam Darnold fumble in the red zone with 43 seconds left seals a 49ers win in Seattle.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe mere pressure \ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffNick Bosa\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff created on the right side,\u201d added Baca, \u201ccaused Darnold to fumble as he was winding up to throw, with the tip of the ball getting dislodged out of his hand thanks to right tackle \ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffAbraham Lucas\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\u2019s back.<\/a> It was a brutal way to lose for Darnold, who was looking to shake off a bad outing in his final performance for the Vikings and start his time with the Seahawks on the right foot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was little opportunity for Darnold and Co. to do that,\u201d concluded Baca, \u201chowever, having possessed the ball for an astounding 22:02 in the game and snapped just 50 offensive plays. Darnold finished with an efficient day passing (16-of-23 for 150 yards), but it was a gloomy end for Seattle\u2019s season opener.\u201d<\/p>\n

Make it three straight losses<\/a> for Darnold\u2019s teams going back to the 31-9 setback at Detroit in Week 18 last season, and the 27-9 setback to the Rams in the NFC Wild Card Game. <\/a>In that trio of defeats, he\u2019s thrown one touchdown pass, committed three turnovers, and been sacked a dozen times.<\/p>\n

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