LANDOVER, Md. — At times it was almost hard to tell which was piling up quicker during the first half Sunday night against the Washington Commanders — points scored by the Seahawks or consecutive completions thrown by quarterback Sam Darnold.
All that really mattered to the Seahawks is that they added up to one of the team’s most impressive wins in years, and certainly the most glittering of the year-and-a-half Mike Macdonald era, 38-14 over the Commanders here at Northwest Stadium.
Darnold completed all 16 of his first-half passes in guiding the Seahawks to a 28-0 lead late in the second quarter and later tied a team record first set by Warren Moon against Oakland with 17 overall.
The Seahawks improved to 6-2 with the win, their sixth in seven games since a season-opening home loss to the 49ers, and stayed in a tie with the Los Angeles Rams atop the NFC West.
The win also extended their franchise record for consecutive road wins to 10 and made them 11-1 away from Seattle under Macdonald.
Darnold’s hot start highlighted a first half in which the Seahawks outgained Washington 330-140 and averaged 12.2 yards per play as Seattle put the game away at halftime.
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Bob Condotta: bcondotta@seattletimes.com. Bob Condotta is a sports reporter at The Seattle Times who primarily covers the Seahawks but also dabbles in other sports. He has worked at The Times since 2002, reporting on University of Washington Husky football and basketball for his first 10 years at the paper before switching to the Seahawks in 2013.