The Seattle Seahawks had no trouble on defense against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13, even pitching the extremely rare NFL shutout.

The offense was another story altogether.

The Vikings figured something out on defense, getting to Sam Darnold in a way that no team had until today. The Seahawks have been one of the best teams in the NFL at protecting their quarterback in 2025.

That’s a pretty foreign sentence in Seattle sports.

But it’s true – at just 11 sacks heading into Sunday, and a 3.6% sack rate, this has been one of the best pass protection units in franchise history.

Minnesota was not impressed. The Vikings sacked Sam Darnold four times in the first half, one causing a fumble, resulting a dismal display of long field goals for over an hour.

How exactly did Brian Flores’ def

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