SEATTLE -- Quarterback Drew Lock's stint as the Seattle Seahawks' fill-in starter will last at least another week, coach Mike Macdonald said Monday.
Macdonald told Seattle Sports 710-AM that the team got positive news on the oblique injury Lock suffered Sunday while quarterbacking the Seahawks to a 17-3 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Lock was starting in place of Sam Darnold, who was sidelined with quad and rib injuries.
The Seahawks (5-4) play the Raiders in Las Vegas this coming Sunday before their bye in Week 11.
"Good exam for Drew," Macdonald said in Monday's interview. "He's dealing with an oblique. I think it's something we can manage and [have] him play in the game," Macdonald said. "Sam will be another week. So it'll be a similar plan to last week."
Darnold suffered a cracked rib on the second play of Seattle's loss to the Chicago Bears last Monday night, then injured his quad near the end of the game. The Seahawks did not place him on injured reserve, and Macdonald has described his status as week-to-week. Darnold did not practice leading up to the Arizona game.
Lock, meanwhile, has been listed as a limited participant on every injury report the Seahawks have released since the start of Week 6. He said Thursday was the only day last week that he threw in practice as the team tried to manage the elbow injury that had him inactive for Seattle's previous two games.
Lock hurt his quad in the third quarter against Arizona, which required a trip to the medical tent but not force him to miss a snap. He finished 19 of 28 for 175 yards, a touchdown and zero sacks. His total QBR of 90.0 was his best in three games this season and third-best of his eight-year career.
Macdonald said postgame that it appeared Lock's status for this week would be up in the air due to his oblique, though the quarterback later said he was confident he'd be able to play if his number was called.
Lock has yet to turn the ball over while starting two games this season -- both against Arizona -- and playing most of a third. He's thrown five touchdown passes, completed 71.1% of his passes and has a Total QBR of 84.4 in those three games, which have all been Seattle wins.
Darnold has thrown 10 touchdown passes and nine interceptions in six games since he returned from the glute injury he suffered on the fifth play of the season opener against the New England Patriots. In those six games, Darnold has completed 60.3% of his passes with a Total QBR of 50.6.
Darnold was one of six Seahawks starters who did not play against Arizona, along with left tackle Charles Cross, left guard Quenton Nelson, wide receiver Rashid Shaheed, defensive tackle Leonard Williams and outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu.
Macdonald confirmed that Nelson, acquired in an Oct. 27 trade with the Indianapolis Colts, will miss the Raiders game as he recovers from a knee procedure.
"I think we're optimistic on a bunch of guys, but we'll see how the week shakes out," he said.