Wild Phillips Rivers-Seahawks defense stat highlights improbable nature of Colts QB unretiring originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Seattle Seahawks are 10-3,

Seattle's star quarterback was on his way to his fourth straight poor start, but he bounced back in the second half of a blowout against Atlanta.

Indianapolis is a good team, but its lack of stability at the quarterback position will continue to hurt them Sunday in Seattle. Unless either Riley or Rivers can pull off the unthinkable, the Colts will drop their fourth straight game while the Seahawks will pick up their fourth straight win. Pick: Seahawks -13.5, Under 40.5

The Sam Darnold-led Seahawks parted ways with two former Vikings players, Shaq Griffin and Cam Akers, ahead of a probable playoff berth.

The Seahawks' success has come from a multitude of avenues, but quarterback Sam Darnold and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba have been two of the biggest reasons why. Both were listed as potential MVP candidates by ESPN contributor Bill Barnwell.

The Colts are looking to avoid becoming the 6th team since the 1970 Merger to miss the playoffs after starting 7-1 or better through 8 games (2012 Bears, 1996 Washington, 1988 Saints, 1987 Chargers, 1975 Dolphins) Lets take a deeper dive into this week’s matchup between the two teams seemingly headed in opposite directions.

The Seattle Seahawks received a strong warning about quarterback Sam Darnold before playing the Indianapolis Colts.

No QB in NFL history has won more games over two seasons with two different teams than the Seattle Seahawks' Sam Darnold.