Seattle Seahawks star Sam Darnold was money in the clutch last season.
Pro Football Focus appraised Darnold as being the fourth highest-graded quarterback in clutch situations in 2025, defined as situations where teams trail by 14 points or fewer, or hold a lead of eight points or fewer in the fourth quarter or overtime, excluding garbage time, among players with at least 45 dropbacks.
”Darnold ranked among the NFL's top five quarterbacks in several key efficiency metrics, including accurate throw rate (73.3%, third), negatively graded play rate (8.9%, fifth) and yards per attempt (8.4, fifth),” PFF’s Mark Chichester said. “The combination of accuracy, efficiency and ball security helped produce one of the strongest clutch seasons of any quarterback in 2025.”
The Seahawks were able to win the Super Bowl at the end of last season thanks in part to Darnold’s ability to deliver in big moments down the stretch throughout the year, which helped them reach the NFL’s biggest stage to begin with. The USC product’s elite arm and sound decision making late helped him established himself as a quarterback capable of winning games in a variety of ways last season.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Numbers never lie: Sam Darnold was one of the most clutch QB's in 2025
