Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold left the Week 1 game against the Patriots after five snaps, with a hip injury becoming a glute tendon injury for which the team reportedly sought multiple second opinions.
Amid initial concerns that Darnold could miss 4-6 weeks, he could be back three weeks after the injury happened.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that Darnold is “recovering faster than anyone had anticipated,” and that he could return to practice “in some form or fashion” this week. That doesn’t mean he’ll be ready to go against the Commanders in Week 3. He could be back in Week 4 vs. the Chargers.
A significant game is looming in Week 5. That’s when the 49ers, who beat the Seahawks in Seattle last season, return to town for what will be a potentially massive NFC West showdown.
Today against the Cardinals, it’s Drew Lock. The Seahawks have beaten Arizona nine straight times, tying the longest active streak by any franchise against another team. Via NBC Sports research, the Chiefs have also beaten the Commanders nine straight times.
More importantly, the Seahawks have now won 11 in a row. That equals the longest streak in franchise history. Which means, obviously, that a win today would give Seattle its first-ever 12-game win streak.
Chargers Clips
The Raiders didn’t officially rule Brock Bowers out on Friday, but signs point to the tight end missing his second straight game on Sunday,.
Bowers practiced on Friday for the first time since having meniscus surgery, but was listed as doubtful to play against the Chargers. The Raiders added a tight end to the roster on Saturday to bolster their depth at the position.
Chris Myarick was elevated from the practice squad. Myarick also played last Sunday and saw action on offense and special teams.
Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas are the other Raiders tight ends.
The Raiders also elevated wide receiver Cody White for Sunday’s game.
The Chargers had wide receiver Ladd McConkey on the practice field Friday for the first time this week, but his status for Sunday’s game against the Raiders remains up in the air.
McConkey left Week 1 with a rib injury that kept him out of practice on Wednesday and Thursday. The Chargers listed him as questionable to play as they try to rebound from their season-opening loss to the Cardinals.
Defensive back Deane Leonard (abdomen) was a limited participant in practice all week and he joins McConkey in the questionable category.
Defensive back Elijah Molden (hamstring) and offensive lineman Trey Pipkins (knee) were ruled out after missing practice all week.
Tight end Brock Bowers was back at practice for the Raiders on Friday, but it looks like he is going to miss another game.
Head coach Klint Kubiak said at his Friday press conference that Bowers will be listed as doubtful to play against the Chargers this Sunday. Kubiak said that the plan is for Bowers to work out ahead of the game before a final decision is made, but the listing makes it unlikely that will result in a green light to play.
Assuming he is ruled out, Michael Mayer will be the team’s top tight end for the second straight week.
Cornerback Darien Porter (foot) has been ruled out for the Raiders this weekend.
The Raiders welcomed a key player back to their practice field on Friday.
Reporters at the open portion of practice shared that tight end Brock Bowers is on the field for the first time since having meniscus surgery last week. Videos showed Bowers stretching and doing some warmup work alongside defensive end Maxx Crosby.
The Raiders will close much of practice to outside observers, so Bowers’ participation level won’t be known until the team releases its injury report later in the day. The same is true of any injury designation for Sunday’s game against the Chargers.
One Friday practice may not be enough for Bowers to be ready to make his regular season debut, but his appearance on the field is a good sign that his full return to action should not be far away.
Thursday night was a good night for the Bills on most fronts, but one exception was the shoulder injury that knocked wide receiver DJ Moore out of the game in the second quarter.
Moore was ruled out for the rest of the night after halftime and head coach Joe Brady had no update on his condition in his postgame press conference. On Friday morning, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that Moore avoided a major injury and is considered day-to-day moving into Week 3.
The Bills will have extended time before hosting the Chargers on September 27, which should help Moore’s chances of making it back into the lineup without missing a game.
Moore did not have a catch before leaving the game, but did run once for one-yard loss. He had five catches for 100 yards and a touchdown in Week 1.
The Raiders practiced without tight end Brock Bowers again on Thursday.
Bowers has not practiced since having surgery on his meniscus last week. Head coach Klint Kubiak said earlier this week that he hoped Bowers would be able to return to practice, so Friday will be the last chance for that to happen before the Raiders face the Chargers.
Michael Mayer would be the team’s top tight end if Bowers remains out. He had six catches for 32 yards in last Sunday’s win over the Dolphins.
Cornerback Darien Porter (foot) was also out of practice for the second straight day and quarterback Aidan O’Connell missed practice for personal reasons. Running back Ashton Jeanty (ankle) was listed as a full participant.
Expectations for the pairing of quarterback Justin Herbert with offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel started high and kept rising all offseason, but the Chargers’ first outing of the 2026 season fell far short of them.
The Chargers gained 268 yards and turned the ball over twice in a 26-14 home loss to the Cardinals. The Chargers entered the game as the biggest favorites of the week and McDaniel called the result “a case of humble pie” at a press conference on Thursday.
“You have a lot of visions over coming to a new team and working on something for months and the vision never looked like that,” McDaniel said.
McDaniel called the offensive performance “shocking” based on what he’s seen in practice, but said that he remains confident in what the team can do because of the way players have “understood the moment and risen to the occasion” this week.
The chances of rebounding against the Raiders will be slimmer if wide receiver Ladd McConkey is unable to play through his rib injury, but McDaniel, Herbert and the rest of the unit will have to find a way regardless of the circumstances if belief in their capabilities are going to remain as high as they were earlier this year.
Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. caught only one pass in his team’s win over the Chargers on Sunday, which Harrison says was a result of Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh focusing the defense on shutting him down.
Harrison played three years at Ohio State when Harbaugh was Michigan’s head coach, and Harrison said Harbaugh game plans for him.
“I’m familiar with Harbaugh, going up against the team up north for many years, and how they played me a lot of the time, and they still hjave the same respect for me,” Harrison said. “So I had a feeling going into the game that I wasn’t going to see many one-high looks.”
Harrison’s one catch was for 33 yards, and he said that was one of the few plays when the Chargers’ coverage wasn’t designed to shut him down.
“We threw the go ball and completed that one,” Harrison said. “We’re not going to get many opportunities, but when we did we capitalized on the way we had. It’s a part of the game, everybody’s going to have their weeks, have their days, but at the end of the day the team won, and all you can do is your part.”
Harrison is in his third season and so far hasn’t developed into the All-Pro receiver he was expected to be when he was starring at Ohio State. At some point, he needs to find a way to make more plays, no matter what the defense is doing.
One of the Chargers’ key receivers is still working through an injury and his availability is now in question for Week 2.
Per Kris Rhim of ESPN, receiver Ladd McConkey was working off to the side with a trainer at Thursday’s practice as he deals with a rib injury.
McConkey went down during Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals after taking a hard hit. Head coach Jim Harbaugh has characterized McConkey as day-to-day.
The young receiver did not practice on Thursday.
McConkey caught 66 passes for 789 yards with six touchdowns for Los Angeles last season. He had five receptions for 82 yards with a TD before exiting Sunday’s loss.
The Chargers’ full Thursday injury report will be released later in the day.
