How does Seahawks QB Sam Darnold's historic NFC Championship game compare all-time?

If you are curious about the full top five performers from the last decade (the 2016-2025 seasons) you can see it below. Keep in mind, the year I have listed is by the NFL season, not the calendar year the game was actually played in. This is how the NFL keeps track of their seasons.

• Matt Ryan in 2016 – 392
• Tom Brady in 2016 and 2018 – 348
• Matthew Stafford in 2025 – 374
• Nick Foles in 2017 – 352
• Sam Darnold in 2025 and Aaron Rodgers in 2020 – 346

A keen eye will recognize the name of the other quarterback from the 2026/2026 NFC Championship: Matthew Stafford with 374 yards. Yes, Stafford also put forth a legendary passing performance. He became the first quarterback to have 350+ passing yards, three touchdowns, no turnovers, and still lose the conference championship game. Of course, for all his yards, he did throw back-to-back incompletions on third and fourth down in the most crucial point of the game. The Rams were at Seattle's six-yard line, and Stafford's failure to throw a touchdown kept the score 31-27 with 4:54 left in the game, which the Seahawks burned away.

Los Angeles didn't get the ball back until there was only 0:25 seconds remaining, and 44 of Stafford's 374 yards were in garbage time when the game was already decided. So, realistically, take those away and Stafford only had 330 meaningful yards. Although, that's not how the NFL keeps track of things. In his final two games against the Seahawks, Stafford had 831 passing yards and six touchdown passes... and went 0-2.

Aside from Stafford and Rodgers, all the other quarterbacks in the top five - including Sam Darnold - all won their respective conference championship game. Interestingly, all were NFC except for Tom Brady in 2016 and 2018.

For those who are interested, Sam Darnold's 346 yards in the 2025 NFC Championship game rank No. 17 all-time when counting every single NFC and AFC championship game in the Super Bowl era.

This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: NFL playoffs: Seahawks QB Sam Darnold had a historic NFC championship