Seahawks–Commanders
Final Score: SEA 31-33 WAS
Seattle Seahawks
Quarterback
Sam Darnold (SEA) vs. WAS: 31/45 Passing, 379 Yards, 4 TD, 2 INT | 1 Carries, 5 Yards
Sam Darnold’s hip is fine. He rolled right on Seattle’s first touchdown and put a laser on Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and if you were worried about the injury, that answered it. He finished with 379 yards and an Honest Abe. Saubert took one from 13. JSN got another from 11. Kupp caught the last one from 7 at 2:51 and pulled Seattle within two. Nobody sacked him. Seattle also went for it on fourth and goal and Darnold scrambled himself ragged back there with nothing coming open. The picks are what buried it. Sonny Styles took the first in the third, short left, meant for JSN. Then at 3:57 Kain Medrano read a short middle throw for AJ Barner and went 50 yards the other way, and a three-point hole became a nine-point one. Twelve-game win streak, over. Fantasy day, enormous.
Running Back
Jadarian Price (SEA) vs. WAS: 5 Carries, 15 Yards, 1 Fumble (Lost) | 3 Targets, 1 Reception, 7 Yards
Rookie Jadarian Price had a day to forget after fumbling for the second straight game. He started strong with an 11-yard carry, but fumbled on Seattle’s second drive and was essentially benched afterward. Price didn’t see another opportunity until late in the second quarter and briefly returned for the opening drive of the third, but his touches disappeared as Seattle fell behind. His only reception also came early in the third quarter.
His receiving role remains limited with only three targets on the season, which makes it even more important that he takes advantage of his rushing opportunities. Seattle needs to find a way to get the rookie going rather than relying so heavily on the passing game. With Zach Charbonnet getting closer to returning, Price could see his opportunity in the starting lineup quickly fade if the ball-security issues continue.
George Holani (SEA) vs. WAS: 3 Carries, 10 Yards | 5 Targets, 5 Receptions, 48 Yards
Emanuel Wilson (SEA) vs. WAS: 9 Carries, 14 Yards
Emanuel Wilson remained the early-down back following the Price fumble, even getting the first carry on the following drive. Wilson was inefficient, though, struggling to find any room to run. Most of his opportunities came in the first half before the team eventually abandoned the run.
George Holani made a bigger impact in the passing game, handling most of the passing-down work. He was effective with his opportunities, picking up a few 10-plus-yard receptions, including three catches on a late fourth-quarter drive that resulted in a Seattle touchdown. With Price benched, Wilson handled the early downs while Holani worked in passing situations, but neither showed a role consistent enough to make a major fantasy impact.
Wide Receiver
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA) vs. WAS: 14 Targets, 10 Receptions, 128 Yards, 2 TDs
Breaking news: reigning OPOY does OPOY things yet again. This guy is seemingly unstoppable, no matter who is under center. Sam Darnold did spread the ball out a little more than Drew Lock, but that didn’t detract from JSN’s production at all. After throwing the pick 6, Darnold marched right back down the field by leaning on JSN as a crutch with three straight 10+ yard receptions. Though they came away with a loss, game script just does not matter to this fantasy GOAT. He’s at six TDs through three weeks, with at least 120 yards in each game.
Tory Horton (SEA) vs. WAS: 3 Targets, 3 Receptions, 48 Yards
With a more experienced QB back in the driver seat, Horton finally saw some targets. They were minimal but it was enough to make him the second-leading WR in terms of yards.
Cooper Kupp (SEA) vs. WAS: 5 Targets, 4 Receptions, 46 Yards, TD
Kupp found the end zone to cap off a quick one-minute drive to bring Seattle up to 31 late in the fourth. He was only targeted in the second quarter apart from the TD.
Rashid Shaheed (SEA) vs. WAS: 3 Targets, 2 Receptions, 14 Yards
Any hopes of Shaheed having consistent WR2 volume on this team should be well and truly dead.
Tight End
AJ Barner (SEA) vs. WAS: 9 Targets, 5 Receptions, 69 Yards
Eric Saubert (SEA) vs. WAS: 2 Targets, 1 Reception, 13 Yards, TD
In his first full game with Sam Darnold, AJ Barner had his most productive game of the season. Barner had a few spike weeks in 2025 with Darnold at the helm, so it feels apt to elevate him at least into GLOB territory (streamer potential as long as he scores), but he’s not an every-week starter just yet. If he continues to operate as the team’s second-most-targeted option, then we’ll talk.
Washington Commanders
Quarterback
Marcus Mariota (WAS) vs. SEA: 19/31 Passing, 183 Yards, 3 TD, 0 INT | 5 Carries, 11 Yards
Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow in Dallas, saw specialists in New York and Los Angeles, and decided against surgery. Brace, week-to-week, no date on it. Which means Marcus Mariota just beat the defending champions. Nineteen of 31 for 183 and three touchdowns. Rachaad White got one from 6 on the opening drive. The 30-yard strike to Terry McLaurin in the third was the throw of his day. Washington led 24-17 into the fourth and needed all of it, because Darnold dropped 14 on them in the final quarter. Kain Medrano’s 50-yard pick-six was the actual difference in the football game. Two sacks. Nothing turned over. Three touchdowns on 183 yards is a strange, extremely usable afternoon.
Running Back
Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS) vs. SEA: 19 Carries, 36 Yards | 1 Target, 1 Reception, 7 Yards
Rachaad White (WAS) vs. SEA: 8 Carries, 35 Yards | 1 Target, 1 Reception, 6 Yards. TD
Kaytron Allen (WAS) vs. SEA: No Stats
The Commanders’ running backs were, for the most part, very inefficient on the day. Outside of Rachaad White’s quick pass over the middle for a six-yard touchdown, there wasn’t much production. Jacory Croskey-Merritt was the clear lead back on the ground, but averaging just 1.8 YPC was not encouraging. His day could have looked much better, as Croskey-Merritt had a 48-yard touchdown run called back due to a penalty late in the first quarter.
The first half was all Croskey-Merritt, as he led White 13-3 in touches. Things became more balanced in the second half, with Croskey-Merritt still leading 7-6. You have to wonder how long the Commanders will continue leaning on Croskey-Merritt, as he is averaging just 3.0 YPC on 47 carries this season. White has looked like the more efficient runner at 4.5 YPC, and this game continued to show that. One positive is that the Commanders had 30 carries in this game, which could be a sign of things to come with Marcus Mariota at quarterback.
Wide Receiver
Terry McLaurin (WAS) vs. SEA: 9 Targets, 6 Receptions, 77 Yards, TD
McLaurin owners rejoice. Leading the team in targets finally yielded some fantasy points with an easy 30-yard TD grab in man coverage. He saw consistent targets despite the Washington commanding most of this game from the front.
Stefon Diggs (WAS) vs. SEA: 7 Targets, 4 Receptions, 33 Yards
As expected, without a touchdown, Diggs didn’t have a particularly good performance. He surprisingly didn’t even see any end zone targets in this outing.
Jaylin Lane (WAS) vs. SEA: 1 Targets, 1 Receptions, 21 Yards
Antonio Williams (WAS) vs. SEA: 4 Targets, 2 Receptions, 15 Yards
The rookie logged his showing of the season, but was still third in targets on the team.
Treylon Burks (WAS) vs. SEA: 2 Targets, 2 Receptions, 13 Yards, TD
The creator of last year’s contender for TD of the year found the end zone again, but didn’t see any consistent target volume.
Tight End
John Bates (WAS) vs. SEA: 1 Target, 1 Reception, 9 Yards
Colson Yankoff (WAS) vs. SEA: 2 Targets, 1 Reception, 2 Yards
Ben Sinnott (WAS) vs. SEA: 1 Target, 0 Receptions
There’s nothing worthwhile here.