As the Vikings are all-too-aware, anything that pushes an NFL team off its preferred quarterback plan can doom a season. We’re not there yet with the Seattle Seahawks, who watched Super Bowl-winning QB (and former Viking) Sam Darnold go down with a hip injury on the fifth play from scrimmage of the 2026 NFL season Wednesday.

The Seattle Seahawks began their Super Bowl defense against the New England Patriots on Wednesday. New England came into the Super Bowl rematch with a revamped offense, having added AJ Brown and Romeo Doubs to the roster,

While Sam Darnold will likely miss at least one game due to a hip injury he suffered in the team's Wednesday night season opener against the New England Patriots, an MRI has determined that Seattle's starting quarterback "dodged a bullet" and shouldn't ...

Sam Darnold’s CT scan ruled out a fracture, but an MRI still looms. A labral tear requiring surgery would threaten the rest of his season.

Sam Darnold entered his first NFL season as a defending Super Bowl champion. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback faced the very team he helped beat, the New England Patriots, to kick off the 2026 campaign .

Sam Darnold's injury in the season opener might have been jarring for the Seahawks, but Seattle knows it has a backup it can count on in Drew Lock.

Sam Darnold suffered an apparent injury during the Seahawks' season opener against the Patriots, leaving his status uncertain as Drew Lock took over at quarterback.

The Patriots and Seahawks face off in a Super Bowl LX rematch to kick off the 2026 NFL season.