'SNF' takeaways: Seahawks dominate Commanders; who lose QB Jayden Daniels to serious injury

Darnold finished 21-of-24 for 330 yards, four TDs and one interception. Two of those strikes were to rookie Tory Horton, who had four catches for 48 yards and two TDs. Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up eight receptions for 129 yards, giving him at least 100 receiving yards for the sixth time this season.

It was a dominant effort all around for Seattle, but Darnold's success distributing the ball with ease showed how dangerous the Seahawks (6-2) can be when he is at the top of his game.

Scary injury to Jayden Daniels compounds injury-plagued season

The Commanders QB was 16-of-22 for 153 yards and one interception, with an additional 51 rush yards and a TD on the ground. However, the bigger story was a brutal left arm injury to the star signal-caller in the fourth quarter that resulted in him leaving the field in an air cast.

Daniels had only played in five games this season before Week 9 due to a sprained left knee and a right hamstring injury, but returned to action on Sunday night. After his latest injury, the Commanders are staring down a lost season unless something changes quickly.

Too many miscues for the Commanders

A disastrous first half was too much for the Commanders to overcome on Sunday night. Aside from a late TD from Daniels before halftime, Washington punted twice, threw an interception and fumbled the ball on a kickoff return.

That followed a Seattle TD on the previous drive and led to another score on the next play to make it a 21-0 lead in favor of the Seahawks. The Commanders gave up 418 yards and committed eight penalties for 87 yards.

For a team coming into Week 9 with three consecutive losses and battling through key injuries already, it never gave itself a chance and only ended the night on a worse note with Daniels, who had no reason to even be in the game at that point.

Seahawks defense dominates again

For the seventh time in eight games this season, the Seahawks allowed 20 points or fewer and had their way once again defensively. After blanking the Commanders through the opening quarter, safety Ty Okada recorded a sensational interception when he picked off Daniels early in the second quarter.

The dominance only continued as the Seahawks allowed an average of 4.7 yards per play and forced a pair of Commanders turnovers. Seattle has not gotten the recognition it deserves this season, but if it keeps putting these kinds of performances together, that will change.