Sam Darnold Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Patriots

Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots -- whose passing defense was ranked ninth in the NFL last year (193.5 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Wednesday at 8:20 p.m. ET.

Thinking about Darnold for your daily fantasy lineup, with his next game versus the Patriots? We've got stats and info for you in this article.

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Sam Darnold Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots
• Game Date: September 9, 2026
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 15.8
• Projected Passing Yards: 242.85
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.69
• Projected Rushing Yards: 8.91
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.08

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Darnold 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Darnold was 14th at his position (and 23rd overall) in fantasy points, with 235.4 (13.8 per game).
• Darnold accumulated 27.6 fantasy points -- 28-of-34 (82.4%), 341 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT -- in Week 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which was his best game last season.
• In Week 9 against the Washington Commanders, Darnold recorded 27.2 fantasy points (his second-highest total of the year), with these numbers: 21-of-24 (87.5%), 330 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT.
• Darnold accumulated 3.1 fantasy points -- 14-of-26 (53.8%), 128 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs -- in Week 13 against the Minnesota Vikings, in his worst game of the season.
• Darnold accumulated 4.3 fantasy points -- 29-of-44 (65.9%), 279 yards, 0 TDs, 4 INTs -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was in Week 11 against the Los Angeles Rams.

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Patriots Defensive Performance

• New England allowed more than 300 passing yards to just two QBs last season.
• 15 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Patriots last year.
• Against New England last season, seven players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Patriots last year, just three players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Versus New England last season, five players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Patriots allowed 21 players to catch a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, New England allowed just three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Patriots yielded more than 100 rushing yards to four players last season.
• On the ground, New England allowed nine players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In the running game, the Patriots allowed only two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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