Sam Darnold Week 17 Preview vs. the Panthers

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold will face the Carolina Panthers and their 16th-ranked passing defense in Week 17, with kickoff at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Darnold has amassed 3,703 yards passing (246.9 per game) with 24 TDs and 13 picks this year. Darnold has also chipped in in the ground game with 84 rushing yards (5.6 per game) on 26 attempts.

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Darnold vs. the Panthers

• Darnold vs the Panthers (since 2021): No games
• Not a single opposing quarterback has thrown for 300 or more passing yards in an outing against Carolina this season.
• The Panthers have given up one or more passing touchdowns to 11 opposing quarterbacks this season.
• Carolina has allowed two or more passing touchdowns to five quarterbacks in 2025.
• The Panthers have allowed just two opposing players to throw for at least three TD passes in an outing this season.
• The 209.6 passing yards per game conceded by the Panthers defense makes them the NFL's 16th-ranked pass defense.
• The Panthers have the No. 6 defense in the league in passing touchdowns allowed, conceding 18 this season (1.2 per game).

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Darnold Passing Insights

• So far this season, Darnold has gone over his passing yards prop total in 11 of 15 opportunities.
• The Seahawks have passed 49.8% of the time and run 50.2% this season. They rank fourth in the NFL in scoring.
• Darnold is No. 1 in the NFL averaging 8.7 yards per attempt (3,703 total yards passing).
• In 11 of 15 games this season, Darnold completed a touchdown pass -- including multiple TDs eight times.
• He has 60.0% of his team's 40 offensive touchdowns this season (24).
• Darnold has passed 59 times out of his 424 total attempts while in the red zone (43.1% of his team's red zone plays).

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Darnold's Recent Performance