Sunday’s game between our Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Chargers kicked off in a way no one in the Emerald City, or anywhere in the league, had ever seen before. Right off the bat, we witnessed NFL history, but honestly, it was the kind of history our QBs would probably rather forget.
Chaos on the Opening Drive: Herbert’s Pick Sets the Tone
The air was electric, as always, for a Sunday game in Seattle. Chargers QB Justin Herbert took the field, and on the very first play of the game, he tried to make something happen. Instead, Seattle’s own Drake Thomas snagged that ball out of the air for an interception! Talk about a statement from our defense to start things off! You just know Coach Macdonald was pumped to see that kind of fire from the jump.
Darnold Responds with Unwanted History
Then, it was our turn. Sam Darnold stepped up, got the ball, and on the *very next play* after Herbert’s pick, he threw an interception of his own. Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up. It was an absolutely wild sequence. Two plays into the game, and we had two interceptions. This wasn’t just a bad start; it was *the* start to make history, marking the first time in NFL history that a game opened with consecutive interceptions. Our defense had to be flying high, but man, you know Darnold was ready to bounce back after that.
What a way to kick off a game! Both defenses were undoubtedly thrilled with those turnovers, getting the ball back and making plays. For the quarterbacks, though, that’s definitely not the opening they had hoped for. We know our guys are hungry, so let’s see what happens next from the Emerald City crew.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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