Sam Darnold’s steady, unchanged demeanor — during good times and bad — has impressed his teammates in the quarterback’s Seahawks debut season.

That doesn’t mean he was completely stoic last weekend during his worst game yet for Seattle.

The eighth-year veteran threw four interceptions. Those doomed his team in a 21-19 loss at the Los Angeles Rams that dropped the Seahawks out of the NFC West lead. Two of Darnold’s four picks handed the Rams two of their three touchdowns, on L.A. drives of 3 and 25 yards.

After the third and the fourth interceptions, on consecutive possessions late in the third quarter and early in the fourth, Darnold trudged to the sideline. Each time, he slammed his helmet onto its holder atop the bench.

That, for Darnold, counts as mini-outbursts.

He came back late

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