The 2025 NFL season is now past the halfway point, which means the corresponding fantasy football campaign is rounding into the final turn.

Seattle's blowout of the Washington Commanders on Sunday night was a clinic by Darnold and also featured a swarming, attacking defense that ranks fifth in the league in scoring (18.8 points allowed per game) and is tied for third in sacks (27).

Sunday night's blowout victory featured important contributions from players who have spent time on Seattle's "ready squad."

When Sunday night's game hit halftime, Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold was unaware that he had not thrown an incompletion in the first 30 minutes of play against the Commanders.

I think when it comes to MVP, and I have to clarify that I do have a vote, the first thing is the MVP vote does not include the postseason, which I wish it would, but there's a timing thing with the NFL honors and the Super Bowl and all that.

Darnold is playing as well as any QB in football, benefiting from what might be the Seahawks' best pass protection in over a decade.

Seattle got exceptional performances from their MVP candidate quarterback, their Offensive Player of the Year favorite and an undrafted DB.

For Sam Darnold, things are playing out exactly how New York Jets fans always dreamed they would when their team traded up to draft him third overall in 2018.