But last year's Super Bowl Champions, the Seattle Seahawks, have been far less convincing.After opening the season with two wins over the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals, Seattle entered the weekend just 1-3 since.
The surprising loss to the Commanders was followed by a win over the hapless LA Chargers, then two frustrating losses to the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos in overtime.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Last weekend's loss was ugly enough that speculation started immediately afterward that Sam Darnold might be in danger of losing his starting job to Drew Lock.From Super Bowl winner to backing up Drew Lock in six games? It sounds crazy, but that's what going 27/51 with no touchdowns and two interceptions, in a losing effort to a quarterback with 107 passing yards, does in the NFL.DENVER BRONCOS SURVIVE UGLY OFFENSIVE NIGHT TO BEAT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 17-14 IN OVERTIMESeahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was adamant, however, that he'd stick with Darnold.Sam Darnold of the Seattle Seahawks looks on after a play against the New England Patriots during the first quarter in the game at Lumen Field on Sept.
9, 2026 in Seattle, Washington.(Jane Gershovich/Getty Images)"Sam's played great football for us this year the majority of the time," he said in an October 16 radio interview.
"There's other times he needs to take care of the football, but I think these are solutions we can find with Sam as our QB.I believe that.""I think we have a lot of faith in Sam," he added in a news conference that same day.
"Sam’s played great football for us.He’s done a lot of great things this year.
We’ve obviously turned the ball over more than we want to.I feel like there’s things on our end that can help him play better football.
And I think he’s definitely part of the sol...