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“Executing Sam now — it’s ridiculous,” Seahawks coach Mike McDonald said after another dazzling display by Sam Darnold.

Yes, Josh Allen, Jackson and Mahomes have all shown glimpses, but the “other guys” in the quarterback corps are showing up this season.

Second-year seniors Drake May and Bo Nix are 7-2 after leading the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos to wins on Sunday, while in Los Angeles Matthew Stafford lights it up for the Rams and Justin Herbert also lights it up for the Chargers.

But it was Darnold’s time to shine in Washington on Sunday with a surgical first half in which he completed all 16 passes and threw four touchdowns as the Seahawks dismantled the leaders.

ESPN, external The Overall Quarterback Rating (QBR) system is an in-depth metric that takes into account opposing defensive strength and game state as well as yardage and scoring statistics – a 0 to 100 system where 75 and above are considered excellent.

Darnold’s 97.8 mark on Sunday was the best of his career and third over 97 this season — Jackson is the only other player to surpass that mark so far.

In short, the 2018 third overall pick has been excellent this season, proving that his renaissance in Minnesota last year was no wonder.

Seattle is 6-2 but locked in a titanic clash in the NFC West with the Rams and San Francisco 49ers who also have six wins, but their impressive 4-0 away form this season and 11-1 since the start of 2024 means they won’t be afraid to make a run in the playoffs.

Additionally, general manager John Schneider said “we’re here and we’ll see what happens there” regarding the upcoming trade deadline, so they clearly feel like they’re in the “Super Bowl window” now with Darnold at the helm.

Watch this space.