SEATTLE (AP) — Entering the season, coach Mike Macdonald didn’t have expectations for Sam Darnold so much as he had a vision.

Suffice to say, the quarterback’s latest performance was a full realization of what Darnold is capable of in Seattle. During the Seahawks’ 38-14 road victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night , Darnold threw four touchdown passes before his first incompletion.

Alongside first-year offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Darnold is second in the NFL in passer rating, tied for fifth in completion percentage and has guided Seattle to its first 6-2 start since 2020.

“He’s doing a great job,” Macdonald said. “But the things we thought he could do, he’s definitely doing that and probably then some. I mean, we brought him in to be our quarterback, be a leader

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