Sam Darnold Fantasy Football Week 3: Stats and Projections vs. Commanders

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold will be up against the team with last year's 28th-ranked passing defense, the Washington Commanders (242.5 yards allowed per game), in Week 3 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Considering Darnold for your daily fantasy roster, with his next game versus the Commanders? We've got stats and info for you in this article.

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Sam Darnold Week 3 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders
• Game Date: September 27, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 15.8
• Projected Passing Yards: 265.47
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.51
• Projected Rushing Yards: 8.43
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.06

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Darnold 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 23rd overall and 14th at his position, Darnold accumulated 235.4 fantasy points (13.8 per game) in 2025.
• In his one game this year, Darnold accumulated 0.5 fantasy points. He finished 1-of-2 for 13 yards, with zero touchdowns and zero interceptions.
• In his best game last year -- Week 5 versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Darnold accumulated 27.6 fantasy points. His stat line: 28-of-34 (82.4%), 341 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT.
• In Week 9 versus the Washington Commanders, Darnold recorded 27.2 fantasy points (his second-highest total of the year), with these numbers: 21-of-24 (87.5%), 330 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT.
• Darnold ended up with 3.1 fantasy points -- 14-of-26 (53.8%), 128 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs -- in his worst game last year. That was in Week 13 against the Minnesota Vikings.
• In his second-worst fantasy performance of the year, Darnold finished with 4.3 points -- 29-of-44 (65.9%), 279 yards, 0 TDs, 4 INTs. That was in Week 11 against the Los Angeles Rams.

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Commanders Defensive Performance

• Last year, Washington allowed five quarterbacks to rack up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 15 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Commanders last season.
• Against Washington last season, 11 players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Commanders surrendered three or more passing touchdowns to six opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Through the air, Washington gave up more than 100 receiving yards to seven players last season.
• Against the Commanders last season, 28 players caught a TD pass.
• Washington gave up two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to four players last season.
• In terms of run D, the Commanders allowed six players to amass more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• On the ground, Washington allowed 16 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In the ground game, the Commanders allowed only two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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