Sam Darnold "Dodged a Bullet." Here's His Updated Timeline.

Quick answer: Sam Darnold's hip MRI is back, and the news is good. Adam Schefter reported the Seahawks believe Darnold "dodged a bullet" and doesn't have a long-term issue. Ian Rapoport reports he'll miss Week 2 against Arizona but "should be back sooner, rather than later" — possibly just a few weeks. A fracture was ruled out Wednesday night via CT scan. Drew Lock starts in his place and already has a win under his belt: 16 of 22 for 187 yards and a 45-yard touchdown to Jaxon Smith-Njigba in Seattle's 13-10 victory over New England.

What we know now

Darnold left Wednesday's opener after one series with a right hip injury and was ruled out before halftime. The team got a CT scan that night and confirmed no fracture — the outcome everyone was waiting on, since a break could have ended his season. Thursday's MRI checked for soft-tissue damage, specifically a possible labral tear that doctors not affiliated with the team had flagged as the next concern. Schefter's report puts that fear to rest: no long-term issue.

Coach Mike Macdonald still isn't ready to commit to a firm date. Seattle gets a long runway to work with — 10 days between Week 1 and their Week 2 trip to Arizona, and 17 days total before Week 3 against Washington if Darnold needs the extra game to heal.

The Week 1 line

Seattle beat New England 13-10 on banner-raising night, the two teams' first meeting since last season's Super Bowl. Lock came in cold on Seattle's second drive and settled in as the game went on, finishing 16 of 22 for 187 yards with a 45-yard touchdown to Smith-Njigba. It wasn't a work of art, but it was a competent, winning performance from a backup making his first real start in years.

Dynasty impact

This is close to the best-case outcome once the injury happened at all. Darnold is 29, coming off a Pro Bowl season and a Super Bowl title, and "a few weeks" is a blip against a full dynasty career, not a value-altering absence. Nothing here should move his price. If anything, confirmation that the hip issue isn't structural removes the scariest tail risk hanging over him since Wednesday night.

Lock is a two-to-four-week streaming option, not a long-term dynasty add. He proved capable in a low-scoring, defense-and-run-game win — that's a real, useful data point for redraft managers deciding whether to trust him for a couple of weeks, but it doesn't change what he is: a career backup filling in.

Need a short-term QB streamer? The Dynasty Trade Calculator can help you weigh Lock's next few starts against your other options. Wednesday's first report is in our Week 1 hip injury piece.