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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold throws a 14-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tory Horton in the first half of Sunday's Week 3 matchup with the Saints.

For the second week in a row, no Seattle Seahawks players were fined for game infractions (whether called or uncalled). Sam Darnold’s first touchdown pass as Seahawks quarterback, however, should’ve had a flag thrown at the time and did cost a Pittsburgh Steelers star some money.

He went to San Clemente High School down the highway from Dana Point. He was a baseball and basketball player for San Clemente High, and a football wide receiver and linebacker initially. His high school basketball coach once said Darnold could have played college basketball in the then-Pac-12 or Mountain West Conference, “at worst.”

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold throws a 45-yard bomb to wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba in Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints.

One of the more compelling side stories for the Seahawks this year is the curiosity about how Geno Smith is faring in Las Vegas

Darnold went just 16-for-23 with 150 yards as the Seahawks mustered a measly 13 points in the loss, and it already has people wondering if Seattle made a mistake in signing Darnold to a three-year, $100.5 million contract in free agency.

Sam Darnold finished 16 of 23 for a modest 150 yards in the Seahawks’ 17-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. But his lone turnover came at the worst time.

Darnold now officially has thrown 100 touchdown passes at the NFL level.

Drew Brees evaluates whether Las Vegas Raiders' Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks' Sam Darnold, and Indianapolis Colts' Daniel Jones can keep their momentum going amid strong resurgences.