Sam Darnold challenges Seahawks after dramatic 'TNF' win over Rams

History seemed to be repeating itself when the Seattle Seahawks trailed the Los Angeles Rams by 16 points in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's game after Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold tossed two costly interceptions. 

However, Darnold bounced back and ultimately helped the Seahawks earn a thrilling 38-37 overtime win that improved Seattle to 12-3 and gave the club sole possession of the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed. After the game, the sometimes-mocked signal-caller seemed hesitant to take a significant victory lap while speaking with reporters.

Sam Darnold expects better from Seahawks 

"I didn't think we played our best football," Darnold directly said, per Grant Gordon of the NFL's website. "I certainly didn't play my best football. We've got a lot of work to do there, but at the end of the day we won. That team in that locker room, all the guys in that locker room, we work so hard for moments like this. Obviously, we've got a lot of work to do, and we're going to continue to push and get better, but those guys in the locker room deserve a win like that against a really, really good team."

One wonders if Darnold was still seeing some "ghosts" of his past when he offered those comments. It was back in January of this year when he endured a nightmare outing while serving as the Minnesota Vikings' QB1 in a wild-card loss to the Rams. Last month, he threw four interceptions during Seattle's 21-19 defeat against Los Angeles.

Darnold may have also felt a bit lucky following Thursday's result. After all, he had nothing to do with the Rashid Shaheed 58-yard punt return for a score that cut the Rams' lead from 16 points to eight with roughly eight minutes left in regulation. The Seahawks also benefited from one of the most unique game-tying two-point conversions the football community has seen in some time: