Sam Darnold threw an interception. He walked back to the sideline. With zero expression on his red-bearded face, he placed his helmet on top of the bench. He looked up at the giant video board above the end zone. He put on a gray Seahawks cap. He sat down ...

The Seattle Seahawks are feeling themselves after clinching the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and star receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba had some pointed words for critics of his quarterback Sam Darnold.

Sam Darnold has delivered the best season of his career, a Pro Bowl campaign that helped push the Seattle Seahawks to the NFC’s No. 1 seed.