Sam Darnold gets brutally honest about performance in Seahawks' Super Bowl win over Patriots

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold didn't need to be elite during his club's 29-13 Super Bowl LX win over the New England Patriots this past February to get his hands on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. 

That doesn't mean he's thrilled with how he played on the sport's biggest stage. 

Sam Darnold thinks he "didn't play great" in Super Bowl win

Per Eric Edholm of the NFL's website, Darnold acknowledged during the latest edition of the "Bussin' With The Boys" podcast that he "didn't play great in the Super Bowl." 

In total, Darnold completed 19-of-38 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown against the Patriots at Levi's Stadium. Such numbers are admittedly far from impressive, and it's also worth noting that Seattle scored just 12 points off four field goals during the contest's first three quarters. 

Fortunately for Darnold and the rest of the Seahawks' offense, the Seattle defense terrorized New England quarterback Drake Maye and the opposing offense throughout the evening. The Seahawks sacked Maye six times, and they also forced him into committing three turnovers (one fumble, two interceptions). Seattle turned Maye's final giveaway into a defensive score that put the game out of reach with under five minutes remaining in regulation. 

Meanwhile, then-Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III was named Super Bowl LX Most Valuable Player. He rushed for 135 yards on 27 carries and caught two passes for 26 yards in the victory. 

Sam Darnold: It "sucks" to not ball out in a Super Bowl

"I missed way too many throws," Darnold added about his most recent in-game performance. "We still won. Our defense balled out. I didn't turn the ball over, which helped. But dude, to win the Super Bowl that way, I was kinda bummed. I want(ed) to score 40 points, you know what I mean? I want to go out there and ball out, and it's just, dang, I didn't play my best football in the Super Bowl? That sucks."

Of course, nobody will ever be able to take Darnold's championship ring away from him. After all, sometimes a team simply needs its QB1 to be a game manager in certain situations.