Sam Darnold Week 3 Preview vs. the Saints

Sam Darnold has a decent matchup when his Seattle Seahawks play the New Orleans Saints in Week 3 (Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET). The Saints have given up 198.5 passing yards per game, 13th in the NFL.

Darnold leads Seattle with 445 passing yards (222.5 per game). Darnold has also put up a 67.9% completion percentage while throwing for two touchdowns and two interceptions. With 14 yards on two attempts, Darnold also has chipped in via the run.

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Darnold vs. the Saints

• Darnold vs the Saints (since 2021): 2 GP / 218.5 PASS YPG / 2 PASS TD
• No opposing quarterbacks have posted 300 or more passing yards in an outing against New Orleans this season.
• The Saints have allowed two players to throw one or more touchdowns in a game this season.
• New Orleans has allowed two players to throw two or more touchdowns in a matchup in 2025.
• The Saints have allowed one opposing player to throw for three or more TD passes in an outing this season.
• The 198.5 passing yards per game allowed by the Saints defense makes them the NFL's 13th-ranked pass defense.
• The Saints have the No. 28 defense in the league in passing TDs allowed, giving up five this season (2.5 per game).

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Darnold Passing Insights

• Darnold has gone over his passing yards prop total once this year.
• The Seahawks have passed 50.5% of the time and run 49.5% this season. They rank 17th in the NFL in scoring.
• Darnold's 7.9 yards per attempt rank seventh in the NFL.
• Darnold has thrown for a touchdown in one of two games this season, and had more than one TD pass in that game.
• He has 50.0% of his team's four offensive touchdowns this season (two).
• Darnold has attempted three passes in the red zone (20.0% of his team's red zone plays).

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Darnold's Recent Performance