What Cooper Kupp had to say about Sam Darnold after the pair ripped the 49ers’ heart out
On Saturday night, The Seattle Seahawks won number one seed in the NFC and a bye into the first round of the playoffs with a comfortable 13-3 road win via the San Francisco 49ers. The Seahawks entered this game knowing the winner would earn the coveted No. 1 seed in both the NFC West division and the conference as a whole, and put together a dominant defensive performance to finish the season 14-3.
While it wasn’t an eye-popping offensive game for the Rams, Sam Darnold and Cooper Coupe he still made some plays down the stretch to negate any thought of a 49ers comeback, and after the game, the Cup became 100% real about Darnold’s game.
“His ability to extend the play with his feet was so huge for us,” Kupp said, per Michael Silver of the Athletics. “He was a quarterback tonight, the epitome of what a quarterback should be.”
The Seahawks will now be able to sit back and relax next week and watch their NFC competition decide who will host them in the second round of the playoffs later this month.
It’s been a dominant season for Seattle, who entered the 2025 campaign viewed as a possible playoff team, but with few predicting they’ll approach the 14-win total they posted on the season.
Last year, Darnold experienced similar regular-season success as a member of the Minnesota Vikings before falling in the playoffs against the Los Angeles Rams, and will hope to avoid a similar fate in the postseason this time with Seattle.
Either way, the Seahawks will next take the field the weekend of Jan. 17 for their divisional round matchup, with plenty of possibilities as to who their opponent will be in that game.
2026-01-04 16:43:00
