When Jaxon Smith-Njigba broke virtually all of the Seattle Seahawks’ single-season receiving records in 2025, it seemed almost impossible that he could ever outdo his Offensive Player of the Year season.
Seattle’s franchise-record 12-game winning streak ended in stunning fashion Sunday, as the previously winless Commanders shocked the defending Super Bowl champions 33-31 despite starting backup quarterback Marcus Mariota.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold’s career performance in Week 3 was overshadowed by one mistake. His fourth-quarter throw was picked off by Washington Commanders linebacker Kain Medrano and returned 50 yards for a touchdown, which proved to be the decisive score in a 33-31 Washington victory.
A lot can change in one week, and the sentiment around the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks being the NFL’s team to beat will shift after a 33-31 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday.
The Seattle Seahawks lost for the first time in almost a year on Sunday. The team fell to the Washington Commanders, who were able to knock the Seahawks off despite playing their backup quarterback.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Seattle Seahawks did not expect to get their first loss of the season in Week 3. The team looked like the league’s best squad over the first two weeks, and they were playing the winless Commanders in Week 3.
The Seattle Seahawks took a significant step back in terms of being considered the top of the elite teams in the league. The Seahawks looked unprepared and unresponsive as they lost their first game since Week 11 of last season in a humiliating 33-31 road loss to the Washington Commanders.
The Seattle Seahawks won the first down battle 28-17. They outgained the Commanders 437-258. They averaged 6.8 yards per play to Washington’s 4.0. They won the sack battle 2-0.
The Seattle Seahawks were widely expected to dominate in Week 3, as they entered Washington on a massive winning streak and were up against a backup quarterback in Marcus Mariota.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the only player since 2000 with 400 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns through three games, and he’s chasing Calvin Johnson’s all-time single-season record.
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Week 3 was a great opportunity for rookie running back Jadarian Price to rebound for the Seattle Seahawks. Price had a chance to show he is one of the top young offensive players in the league against the Washington Commanders.
Seattle played well enough, in theory, to win on both sides of the ball against Washington, but Sam Darnold’s fourth-quarter pick-six proved too costly to overcome.
The Seattle Seahawks are eating some humble pie on the way home from their Week 3 loss against the Washington Commanders inside Northwest Stadium. The Seahawks were playing catch-up for most of the game after trailing early in the first quarter.
The Seattle Seahawks were riding high heading into Week 3. The team won its first two games and looked like the best team in the league once again. In Week 3, the team expected to pick up another win as they were playing the 0-2 Washington Commanders.
The Seattle Seahawks headed across the country in Week 3 to take on the Washington Commanders. This is not a game that was on many people’s radars. The Seahawks looked like the best team in the league, while the Commanders entered at 0-2 and had just lost their star quarterback to injury.
Mike Macdonald’s Seattle Seahawks lost 33-31 to the Washington Commanders in Washington, D.C. during a Week 3 game that saw Marcus Mariota do his best Sam Darnold impression.
Sam Darnold threw for 379 yards and 4 touchdowns in his return, but a costly interception and a nonexistent run game doomed Seattle against Marcus Mariota and Washington.
Sam Darnold returns to Seattle’s lineup, while Jadarian Price and Cooper Kupp are cleared for a favorable Week 3 fantasy setup The Seattle Seahawks enter Sunday’s road game with encouraging offensive news.
The Seattle Seahawks officially elevated two players to their active roster for Sunday’s game against the Commanders including S Maxen Hook and RB Velus Jones Jr. Jones, 29, is a former third-round pick by the Bears in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Tennessee after transferring from USC.
The Raiders announced the elevation of WR Cody White for Week 3 of the regular season. White, 27, went undrafted out of Michigan State in 2020. He later agreed to a three-year, $2.28 million contract with the Chiefs.
The Seattle Seahawks will take the field Sunday against the Washington Commanders without two of the players they have counted on most in the secondary.
NFL fans posting on social media had some fun with the story related to Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald inadvertently revealing that Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton took exception to the Seahawks using X/Twitter to assemble a tape of "100 plays" from Denver’s training camp to prepare for the 2024 Week 1 game involving the clubs.
There remain plenty of unanswered questions regarding the injury that Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback Sam Darnold suffered in his team's Week 1 win over the New England Patriots.
Darnold hasn't played since he suffered a glute injury that has been called a "very unique soft-tissue" problem on the Seahawks' opening offensive drive of the season.