Seahawks' Sam Darnold in Jeopardy of Missing Week 10 Game vs. Raiders

Sam Darnold's absence may not end after Sunday. The Seahawks quarterback, already ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, is also in jeopardy of missing next week's game against the Raiders, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.

The schedule is a big part of the thinking. Darnold could try to return for next Sunday's game in Las Vegas, but Seattle has its bye in Week 11. If he sits the next two games, he would get three weeks to heal before the Seahawks visit the 49ers in a key Week 12 division game.

Darnold is dealing with more than the quad injury on the team's report. According to Schefter, he cracked a rib on the second play of Monday night's loss to the Bears and played through it before hurting his quad later in the game, and the rib was also a factor in Sunday's decision. Seattle lost that game 34-17 and fell to 4-4.

It's the second time this season Darnold has had to sit. He missed the Week 2 game against Arizona with a glute/hip injury suffered in the opener, and Drew Lock filled in then, completing 73.1% of his passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns in a win.

Lock gets the Cardinals again Sunday, but he isn't fully healthy either. A right elbow injury kept him inactive for the past two games, and he has been limited on all 12 of Seattle's injury reports since the start of Week 6. Coach Mike Macdonald called the management of his practice reps "more precautionary than anything else." Macdonald also said Jalen Milroe has to be ready to play if Seattle needs a third quarterback.

If Darnold can't go in Las Vegas, it would likely be Lock again, with Milroe as the fallback.