LOOK: NFL trolls ESPN hard after Sam Darnold, Seahawks advance to NFC Championship Game

by: Daniel Hager 21 hours ago DanielHagerOn3

Saturday night’s NFC Divisional Game between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers was a splattering from the beginning, as Seattle blew out San Francisco 41-6 en route to its first NFC Championship Game since 2014.

Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold earned his first career Playoff win and is now just one win away from advancing to the Super Bowl. Following the win, the NFL trolled Darnold hard with their own version of his infamous ‘Out Indefinitely: Mononucleosis’ graphic that aired during the New York Jets game against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 16, 2019.

Count Sam Darnold IN. #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/OpnClEzzMy

— NFL (@NFL) January 18, 2026

Thanks to the dominant win, the Seattle Seahawks will host the winner of Sunday night’s NFC Divisional Game between the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams next Sunday. Darnold, who passed for 124 yards and one touchdown in the win, gave an in injury update and discussed the win postgame.

“I feel good,” Darnold said. “Once I got going, I felt really good, and it was no problem.” Darnold was listed as questionable this week after dealing with an oblique injury, but he certainly did not look limited Saturday night.

“That opening kickoff was unbelievable,” Darnold continued. “The offensive line, the receivers, tight ends, running backs, everybody was doing their job. Obviously, the running backs and then the receivers, stepped up in the passing game.”

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