INGLEWOOD—Sunday was clearly not Sam Darnold's best day as a Seahawk.

By any statistical measure, it was, in fact, his worst game since joining the Seahawks as a free agent last spring.

But after the Seahawks lost 21-19 to the Rams, in part due to Darnold's four interceptions, his teammates and his coach unequivocally had their quarterback's back. They've seen Darnold play at a high level all season long, and they don't expect this performance to define him as a player or leader.

"Man, Sam's been balling," said middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV. "If we want to try to define Sam by this game—man, Sam's had us in every (expletive) game. So for him to sit there and say, 'Oh, that's my fault,' no it's not. There were plays that defensively we could have made, there were opportunities where

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