Sam Darnold Revisits Seahawks' Super Bowl LX Win at 29, Regretting Missed Throws

3 articles · Updated · Sports Illustrated · Sep 9

Sam Darnold said Seattle’s Super Bowl LX victory over New England still left him frustrated with several missed throws, saying he made the right reads but did not put the ball where it needed to be.
Those misses fit a problem he traced to mechanics—his base widening late in the season and an oblique injury before the divisional round—which he said hurt his deep ball, accuracy and sequencing.
Mike Macdonald said Darnold’s value was his steadiness under pressure, pointing to a season in which Seattle won 14 regular-season games and Darnold rebounded from a four-interception Rams game before the Seahawks won 3 playoff games.
At 29 and entering his ninth season, Darnold said continuity matters most now: Seattle replaced Klint Kubiak with Brian Fleury from the same coaching tree, giving him rare stability and more ownership of the offense.
That setup marks a sharp turn from years of coaching changes with the Jets, Panthers, 49ers and Vikings, and Darnold said it leaves him believing his best football may still be ahead.