""But yeah, that one stung. I didn't feel like I played my best, and a lot of guys felt the same way. It sucked that it happened on that stage, but you learn from it. That's part of the journey.""
""In Carolina there were some ups and downs. But I felt in that last stretch [when Darnold was 4-2 as the starter in 2022], we had a winning record and even a chance at the playoffs. That meant a lot.""
""San Francisco was huge for me. I'd always watched that offense and thought, 'Man, guys are running wide open all the time. I wanted to see how Kyle Shanahan and that staff saw football, how they talked about coverages and dialed things up.""
Sam Darnold was sacked nine times in a 27-9 playoff loss to the Rams after the game moved to Arizona following wildfires. Darnold's NFL path ran from USC to struggles with the Jets and Panthers, a learning backup role in San Francisco under Kyle Shanahan, and a breakout season with the Minnesota Vikings, where he threw for 4,319 yards and 35 touchdowns. Darnold framed the playoff loss as painful but instructional and emphasized learning from setbacks. He now starts for the Seattle Seahawks and faces the 7-2 Rams seeking on-field redemption.
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