Sam Darnold Week 5 Preview vs. the Buccaneers

Sam Darnold will be facing the ninth-best passing defense in the league when his Seattle Seahawks meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5, on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET.

Darnold has tallied 905 passing yards (226.3 per game) for Seattle, completing 70% of his throws with five touchdown passes and two interceptions on the season. With 38 yards on three attempts, Darnold also has chipped in on the ground.

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Darnold vs. the Buccaneers

• Darnold vs the Buccaneers (since 2021): 2 GP / 204.5 PASS YPG / 2 PASS TD
• Tampa Bay hasn't let an opposing quarterback register 300 or more passing yards against them in an outing yet this year.
• Four players have thrown one or more TDs in a game against the Buccaneers this season.
• Tampa Bay has allowed two players to throw two or more touchdowns in a matchup in 2025.
• The Buccaneers have not allowed more than two passing touchdowns in an outing by an opposing quarterback this season.
• Darnold will play against the NFL's ninth-ranked pass defense this week. The Buccaneers allow 187.8 passing yards per game.
• So far this season, the Buccaneers have conceded six passing TDs to opponents, averaging 1.5 per game. That ranks 12th in league play.

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Darnold Passing Insights

• Darnold has topped his passing yards prop total in three games this season, or 75.0%.
• The Seahawks have passed 45.6% of the time and run 54.4% this season. They rank eighth in the NFL in scoring.
• Darnold's 9.1 yards per attempt rank first in the NFL.
• In three of four games this year, Darnold completed a touchdown pass, including multiple TD passes twice.
• He has five total touchdowns this season (50.0% of his team's 10 offensive TDs).
• Darnold accounts for 36.4% of his team's red zone plays, with 12 of his total 100 passing attempts inside the opponent's red zone.

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Darnold's Recent Performance