Sam Darnold passed for 4,048 yards this season while helping the Seahawks to a 14-3 record and the top playoff seed in the NFC. Steph Chambers / Getty Images
RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks placed Sam Darnold on their injury report with an oblique injury on Thursday, listing their starting quarterback as questionable for Saturday’s NFC divisional showdown against the San Francisco 49ers.
Seahawks game statuses:
Out — Josh Jones (knee)
Questionable — Sam Darnold (oblique)
Everyone else is good to go. Mike Macdonald will speak to us tomorrow.
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Darnold said he felt something in his oblique during Thursday’s practice.
“In routes on air, kind of felt something in my oblique,” Darnold said. “Didn’t want to push it. Wasn’t the day to push it. That was it. Just came inside, got some rehab. Feel like I’ll be ready to go for Saturday.”
Asked about the likelihood he would miss the matchup against the 49ers in Seattle, Darnold said, “Very low percentage. Probably closer to zero.”
He added that he would continue to receive treatment up until Saturday’s game. “Yeah, we’ll be getting some treatment but, like I said, I feel really confident about going on Saturday.”
In his first season in Seattle, the 28-year-old Darnold passed for 4,048 yards with 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions while helping the Seahawks to a 14-3 record and the NFC’s top playoff seed.
The Seahawks and 49ers (12-5) split their regular-season matchups. San Francisco won 17-13 in Week 1 in Seattle, and the Seahawks won 13-3 in Week 18 in the Bay Area.
