JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Having thrown a combined six interceptions in his last two starts in Jacksonville, Sam Darnold refused to get greedy this time around.
He played it safe and ended up with a turnover-free performance.
Darnold threw for 295 yards, with touchdown passes to Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp , and Seattle dominated both lines of scrimmage on its way to a 20-12 victory against the Jaguars on Sunday.
“I told myself I was going to take what they give me, and if they give me a checkdown, take it,” said Darnold, whose late interception last week proved costly against Tampa Bay. "I felt like I did a pretty good job of that.”
Smith-Njigba finished with eight catches for 162 yards as the Seahawks (4-2) rebounded from a last-second loss to the Buccaneers and imp