Sam Darnold Super Bowl Preview vs. the Patriots

Sam Darnold has a difficult matchup when his Seattle Seahawks play the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET). The Patriots allowed 193.5 passing yards per game in the regular season, ninth-best in the NFL.

Darnold has passed for 4,048 yards (238.1 yards per game) this season while completing 67.7% of his passes for 25 touchdowns and 14 picks. Darnold has contributed 95 rushing yards on 35 carries while averaging 5.6 yards per contest.

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Darnold vs. the Patriots

• Darnold vs the Patriots (since 2021): 4 GP / 172.8 PASS YPG / 1 PASS TD
• New England has allowed 300 or more passing yards to only two opposing players this year.
• The Patriots have allowed one or more passing touchdowns to 15 opposing quarterbacks this season.
• New England has allowed seven players to throw at least two touchdowns in a matchup in 2025.
• Just three players have thrown for three or more TDs in an outing against the Patriots this season.
• The Patriots yield 193.5 passing yards per game, the NFL's ninth-ranked pass defense this season.
• So far this year, the Patriots have given up 25 passing TDs to opponents, averaging 1.5 per game. That ranks 14th in NFL play.

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Darnold Passing Insights

• Darnold has bettered his passing yards prop total in 11 games this year, or 64.7%.
• The Seahawks have passed 48.7% of the time and run 51.3% this season. They rank third in the NFL in scoring.
• Darnold is No. 2 in the league averaging 8.5 yards per attempt (4,048 total yards passing).
• In 12 of 17 games this season, Darnold completed a touchdown pass -- including multiple TDs eight times.
• He has scored 25 of his team's 44 offensive touchdowns this season (56.8%).
• Darnold accounts for 41.2% of his team's red zone plays, with 66 of his total 477 passing attempts inside the opponent's red zone.

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Darnold's Recent Performance