The Broncos beat the Seahawks 17-14 in overtime at Empower Field at Mile High on Thursday, according to our box score. Wil Lutz kicked a 53-yard field goal for the last points. That finished a night the pregame threads had sized up as a possible dud. Niners Nation's Rohan Chakravarthi asked whether fans were "in for a snooze fest?" The game was low-scoring, but it went to overtime.
The four pieces we have are all open or game threads for Thursday Night Football: Yahoo Sports, Buffalo Rumblings, Niners Nation and Windy City Gridiron. None carries analysis, and the feed summaries give no injury news or quotes. The framing is the useful part. Both teams were 3-2 going in. Niners Nation described Denver's record as built on "another uninspiring win," on the road over the 0-5 Los Angeles Chargers. It also tied the game to San Francisco, since Seattle and Denver were the 49ers' last two opponents.
The box score fits the low-scoring expectation. Denver gained 168 yards on 2.9 per play and was 3-for-14 on third down. Bo Nix completed 17 of 27 for 107 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Seattle outgained the Broncos 353 to 168, ran 82 plays to 57 and had 24 first downs to 13. It still lost, partly because of turnovers. Sam Darnold threw two interceptions and was sacked five times, and Rashid Shaheed lost a fumble. Denver had no turnovers, and Kris Abrams-Draine and Ja'Quan McMillian made the interceptions. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 12 passes for 134 yards on 16 targets.
The result moves the records away from the 3-2 matchup the threads described. Denver is 4-2, second in the AFC West, and has won two straight after a 24-14 loss at San Francisco on Oct. 4. Seattle is 3-3, second in the NFC West, and has lost two in a row. The first was a 32-29 home loss to the 49ers on Oct. 11, who are 5-0 and lead the division. Seattle's last win was 30-23 over the Chargers on Oct. 4.
Buffalo Rumblings' Matt Byham told readers to watch because both teams are on the Bills' schedule this season. Buffalo is 4-1 and first in the AFC East, and plays at Las Vegas on Sunday. The Bills beat the Rams 37-34 on Monday, Oct. 12.
Both losing and winning teams have a week and a half before their next games. Seattle hosts Kansas City on Sunday, Oct. 25. Denver plays at Arizona the same day.
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