It doesn't seem Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock is in serious trouble of missing the reigning Super Bowl champions' upcoming Week 10 game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
Lock suffered an oblique injury during a Week 9 win over the Arizona Cardinals, raising concerns about his availability for the Raiders game.
In the 17-3 win at Lumen Field in Seattle over the Cardinals, Lock started in place of Sam Darnold and threw for 175 passing yards and a touchdown with zero interceptions, while completing 19 of his 28 passes. He also rushed five times for 16 yards. Darnold sat out that contest with a quad injury, and he will miss another, with Lock expected to continue starting versus the Raiders.
Despite his oblique injury, Lock doesn't appear significantly worried.
“Drew Lock says the good of his oblique injury is it's in the back of the muscle, not the front as it was with his oblique issue 2024 Giants preseason,” Gregg Bell of 93.3 KJR shared on X, formerly Twitter. “He says this oblique injury's not affecting his throwing much. He threw early in practice today. He didn't throw early in practice yday when #Seahawks listed him as a limited participant. He's starting again Sunday at Las Vegas.”
The 30-year-old Lock has been a reliable backup for Darnold. He's gone 2-0 in games he started in 2026. Overall, he has 597 passing yards and five touchdowns against zero interceptions on a 71.1 percent pass completion rate in three starts so far in the campaign.
Lock and the Seahawks enter Week 10 with a 5-4 record, good for second in the NFC West standings and behind the San Francisco 49ers' 7-1 slate.