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Sam Darnold: 'That Wasn't Our Standard' On Seahawks' Season-Opener

Sam Darnold and the Seahawks were not able to put together a win to finish Sunday’s game.

Seahawks vs. 49ers at Lumen Field on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
Seahawks vs. 49ers at Lumen Field on Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Sunday's 17-13 Seahawks loss featured just one touchdown, a total of 84 rushing yards and 150 passing yards for Seattle's offense. The game, according to quarterback Sam Darnold is not their style of football.

"After I came off the field after the game, I knew that wasn't our standard and how we do things," Darnold said. "We knew that. I knew that personally. I talked to some of the guys already and we're just going to continue to grow and get better from it and we'll be all right."

Aside from one drive during the preseason, this was Darnold and the rest of the starting offense's first showing as one.

"I thought we played efficiently," coach Mike Macdonald said. "Thought we protected him well, thought he played fast. Just like what Sam does in the clutch. We put ourselves in a position to win."

Darnold and the offense did have an opportunity to put the game away late in the fourth quarter when they were down 17-13, but a Darnold fumble off the back of an offensive lineman ended Seattle's chances.

"Obviously not the start that we wanted, credit those guys," Darnold said. "I thought their defense came out and played really well. They had some good scheme. Obviously Coach Shanahan and the guys over there, knew they'd be ready to roll. For us, it was just not enough today. I felt like we weren't as efficient as we wanted to be on first and second down; third down we got to be way better as well. So not our best day today. We'll bounce back and be better next week."

As for how the team bounces back from this loss, Darnold said, "It's just going in tomorrow, looking at the tape, understanding how we can be better, understanding. Every guy looking in the mirror and saying, how can I be better. Nothing more than that. I thought we had a really good week of practice. I thought we came out with the right intentions every single day. Just didn't work out the way we wanted to on the field. We'll be better that way and we'll grow and continue to stride to be the best offense we can be."

Check out the best photos from Seattle's season debut vs. the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1 of the 2025 season at Lumen Field.

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