Sam Darnold’s fiancée, Katie Hoofnagle, praised the Seahawks quarterback after a 16-point comeback against the Rams to take the NFC West in an overtime thriller on Thursday night.
Taking to her Instagram, Hoofnagle shared a photo of a Darnold’s face on a stick, along with a few Seahawks koozies.
“Hey btw I love him in case yall were wondering,” Katie wrote.
“okay cutie lil smile!!!!” she added with a kissing face emoji, including a snapshot of Darnold smiling that the Seahawks shared a clinching a playoffs spot.
Darnold and Hoofnagle announced their engagement in a joint Instagram post in July.
The Pro Bowl signal-caller proposed near the ocean in Dana Point, Calif.
Hoofnagle showed off her gameday fit, which included a cropped fur green jacket and bedazzled custom jeans with Darnold’s No. 14 on them.
She also shared a snapshot of her and Darnold on the sideline before Seattle’s 38-37 victory to take over the NFC’s top seed, as the Seahawks try to lock down a first-round bye and home-field advantage.
The Seahawks erased a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter after two Darnold interceptions at Lumen Field.
They scored two touchdowns to force overtime, adding another score in extra minutes.
“I didn’t think we played our best football,” Darnold said. “I certainly didn’t play my best football. We’ve got a lot of work to do there, but at the end of the day we won. That team in that locker room, all the guys in that locker room, we work so hard for moments like this.
“Obviously, we’ve got a lot of work to do, and we’re going to continue to push and get better, but those guys in the locker room deserve a win like that against a really, really good team.”
Darnold finished 22-of-34 passing with two touchdown passes and the two picks.
He threw two two-point conversions, including the game-winner to tight end Eric Saubert.
The Seahawks (12-3) next play the Carolina Panthers (7-7) on Dec. 28.
