The guy who benefited most from Darnold was rookie wide receiver Tory Horton Jr., who scored two touchdowns in the first half, taking over the team lead with five TDs on the season - six if you also count his 95-yard punt return against the Saints. He caught all four of his targets for 48 yards.

Behind Sam Darnold's 330 passing yards, the Seahawks cruised against the Commanders in a 38-14 win on 'Sunday Night Football.'

Dan Quinn's Commanders defense, after all, struggled mightily during the club's three-game slide leading into Sunday night's matchup, surrendering 44 points to Dallas before a 28-7 rout at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Sam Darnold threw four touchdown passes before his first incompletion, and the Seattle Seahawks played a near-perfect first half offensively on their way to a 38-14 rout of the Washington Commanders,

NFL broadcaster Cris Collinsworth made a sly government shutdown joke on Sunday night as the Seattle Seahawks pulverized the Washington Commanders.