Broncos 17, Seahawks 14 (OT): Denver survives after being outgained 353-168
Seattle erased an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit but Wil Lutz's overtime field goal gave Denver the win on Thursday Night Football.
The Denver Broncos beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-14 in overtime on Thursday Night Football, improving to 4-2 while Seattle fell to 3-3, Pro Football Talk reported. Wil Lutz kicked a 53-yard field goal with 4:53 left in the extra period.
Seattle dominated the stats and lost anyway
The Seahawks outgained Denver 353 yards to 168, according to PFT, but turnovers and finishing undid them. Seattle had six drives inside the Denver 40 but came away with only a field goal, a touchdown and a two-point conversion. Jason Myers missed a 47-yard field goal in the third quarter that hit the right upright, and Rashid Shaheed lost a fumble.
Sam Darnold finished 27-of-51 for 278 yards with two interceptions, was sacked five times and pressured on 24 dropbacks. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had two catches for 11 yards at halftime and finished with 12 for 134.
Denver's lead disappears, then the game is decided by turnovers
Denver led by 11 in the fourth quarter. The Seahawks rallied to force overtime: with 1:25 left, Broncos cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine intercepted Darnold, but Denver took only 15 seconds off the clock, Shaheed returned a punt 31 yards, and Myers kicked a 34-yard field goal with three seconds left in regulation to tie it, per PFT.
On Seattle's first overtime possession Darnold threw another interception, which Ja'Quan McMillian returned to the Seattle 43. Denver's winning drive covered only eight yards before Lutz's kick.
Denver's offence
The Broncos managed just 30 yards and two first downs in the second half and went 0-for-6 on third down. Bo Nix finished 17-of-27 for 107 yards, and RJ Harvey and J.K. Dobbins each scored on short runs, PFT said. Denver had not lost a home game after leading by 11 or more in the fourth quarter since a 2004 defeat to the Raiders, PFT noted; that record ended here.
Nix went 7-of-12 for 29 yards across the final two quarters. Seattle, by contrast, had just 91 yards and three points in the first half before the offence came alive late. Harvey caught three passes for 31 yards.
What it means
Denver is two games above .500 at 4-2 despite its second-half collapse, while Seattle's 3-3 record follows a game in which it outgained its opponent by 185 yards and still lost.