Drew Lock stays ready for the call if he’s needed to lead Seahawks again
Lock completed 16 of 22 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown after Darnold left with a hip injury, lifting Seattle to a 13-10 comeback win.
- On Wednesday, backup quarterback Drew Lock replaced Seahawks starter Sam Darnold after a hip injury and led Seattle to a 13-10 comeback victory over the New England Patriots at Lumen Field, kicking off the 2026 NFL season.
- Despite taking almost no practice reps with starters, Lock prepared by visualizing plays on a whiteboard kept by his bed and regularly running the scout team offense against Seattle's defense to stay mentally sharp.
- Lock completed 16 of 22 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown, including a pivotal 45-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba on fourth down that erased a 10-point deficit.
- Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald confirmed Thursday that Darnold avoided a fracture, though his status for next week's game at Arizona remains undetermined pending an MRI evaluation.
- Safety Julian Love called Lock the "best 2 in the NFL," reflecting teammate confidence in the 29-year-old quarterback who will lead Seattle if Darnold cannot play in next week's matchup at Arizona.
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The Washington Post
Drew Lock stays ready for the call if he's needed to lead Seahawks again
Seahawks backup Drew Lock was pressed into duty early in Seattle’s opener against the New England Patriots when Sam Darnold was knocked out of the game with a hip injury
Ckpg Today
Drew Lock stays ready for the call if he’s needed to lead Seahawks again
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock has a whiteboard next to his bed at home where he can draw up plays if he's inspired in the middle of the night. It helps, he said, because as a backup he's not getting a lot of reps. That's one w...
The spokesman-Review
The Seattle TimesWhy Seahawks aren’t worried if Drew Lock is the QB for the coming weeks
Here’s the reality of a backup quarterback: If he gets called upon to play in a regular-season game, there’s a high likelihood that in the week of preparation he rarely — maybe never — threw a pass to any of the players he’s on the field with. Reps in practice and game planning are for the starter. The backup runs the scout team. He’s the enemy for the week.
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