Sam Darnold Laments His 'BS' Turnovers After Throwing 2 INTs in Seahawks' Loss to Broncos

Sam Darnold is shouldering the blame after his two interceptions cost the Seattle Seahawks in a 17-14 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday night.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Darnold lamented his "B.S." turnovers for wasting another terrific effort by the Seattle defense.

"I just think it's B.S for me to keep turning the ball over," Darnold said. "It's not fair to our defense, it's not fair to out special teams group, not fair really to the entire team. So I've got to be better that way."

Not counting Week 1 when he was on the field for just five snaps against the New England Patriots due to an injury, Darnold has at least one turnover in every game he has played this season.

In three of the four games, Darnold has thrown two interceptions. His two picks on Thursday night came late in the fourth quarter and on the first possession of overtime.

Darnold got bailed out on his first interception with 1:30 remaining because the Seahawks defense forced a quick three-and-out that got the ball back. He did get them into Broncos territory to set up the game-tying field goal.

On the first possession of overtime, though, Darnold tried to force a pass to Rashid Shaheed into double coverage that Ja'Quan McMillian picked off to set up Denver's game-winning field goal three plays later.

Even though Darnold took responsibility for his turnovers, Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was critical of the protection up front.

"Our quarterback got hit too much today," Macdonald said . "We've got to do a better job protecting him and we've got to be more decisive with the football. We don't want to take those hits, but they rushed and covered well."

Darnold was sacked five times and hit 17 times. He has been sacked a total of 13 times in the last three games.

Even though Darnold is going to be at the center of criticism for his play — and he has been bad — the issues with Seattle's offense extend beyond the quarterback.

The Seahawks can't run the ball right now. They have the third-worst EPA per play on rushing attempts in the NFL, ahead of only the Las Vegas Raiders and Green Bay Packers.

They weren't necessarily an efficient rushing attack last season, but the combination of Zach Charbonnet and Kenneth Walker III at least made them respectable on the ground.

Another issue facing the Seahawks is opposing teams don't have to worry about any wide receiver beyond Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He has 49 receptions for 717 receiving yards through six games. Shaheed, Cooper Kupp and Tory Horton combined have 35 receptions for 408 yards.

Darnold isn't helping the situation with an NFL-high seven interceptions, but he has always been a high variance player whose success depends on the talent around him.

Right now, the Seahawks don't have a strong infrastructure to protect Darnold from his worst instincts. The result is the defending Super Bowl champions are 3-3 through six games, matching their loss total from all of 2025.

Things won't get easier for Darnold and the Seahawks next week when they host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football.