SEATTLE (AP) — Entering the season, Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald didn’t have expectations for Sam Darnold so much as he had a vision.

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Suffice to say, the quarterback’s latest performance was a full realization of what Darnold is capable of. During the Seahawks’ 38-14 road victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night, Darnold threw four touchdown passes before his first incompletion.

Alongside first-year offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Darnold is second in the NFL in passer rating, tied for fifth in completion percentage and has guided Seattle to its first 6-2 start since 2020.

“He’s doing a great job,” Macdonald said. “But the things we thought he could do, he’s definitely doing that and probably the

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