Sam Darnold Fantasy Football Week 9: Stats and Projections vs. Commanders

In Week 9 (Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET), QB Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks will face the Washington Commanders, who have the 26th-ranked passing defense in the NFL (244 yards conceded per game).

For more information on Darnold, if you're thinking about him for your DFS lineup, check out this article before his upcoming matchup versus the Commanders.

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Sam Darnold Week 9 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders
• Game Date: November 2, 2025
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 15.9
• Projected Passing Yards: 262.35
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.69
• Projected Rushing Yards: 4.51
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.05

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Darnold Fantasy Performance

• Darnold has piled up 110.2 fantasy points in 2025 (15.7 per game), which ranks him 22nd at the QB position. Overall, he's the No. 32 player in fantasy football.
• Over his last three games, Darnold has put up 56.2 fantasy points (18.7 per game), as he's racked up 849 yards on 61-of-92 passing with seven touchdowns and two picks. As a runner, he's tacked on three rushing yards on seven carries.
• Darnold has accumulated 1,309 passing yards (93-of-136) with 10 TDs and two picks in his last five games, leading to 89.0 fantasy points (17.8 per game) during that stretch. On the ground, he's contributed 27 yards rushing on eight carries.
• The high point of Darnold's fantasy season came against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5, when he piled up 27.6 fantasy points with 341 passing yards, four TDs, and one pick.
• From a fantasy standpoint, Sam Darnold stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 1 against the San Francisco 49ers, throwing for 150 yards and zero touchdowns with zero interceptions with 14 yards on two attempts on the ground (5.4 fantasy points).

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Commanders Defensive Performance

• One player has registered more than 300 yards passing in a game against Washington this season.
• The Commanders have allowed at least one passing TD to seven opposing QBs this season.
• Washington has allowed five players to pass for two or more touchdowns in a game this year.
• The Commanders have given up at least three passing touchdowns to three opposing QBs this season.
• Washington has allowed more than 100 yards receiving to five players this year.
• The Commanders have allowed 12 players to catch a touchdown pass versus them this season.
• Washington has given up at least two receiving touchdowns to two players this season.
• The Commanders have allowed two players to rack up more than 100 yards rushing in a game this season.
• Washington has allowed at least one rushing TD to six players this year.
• The Commanders have not allowed two or more rushing TDs to an opposing player this year.

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