Broncos Beat Seahawks 17–14 in Overtime
Ja'Quan McMillian intercepted Sam Darnold on Seattle's first overtime possession, and Wil Lutz kicked a 53-yard field goal for Denver.
The Denver Broncos beat the Seattle Seahawks 17–14 in overtime in Denver. Ja'Quan McMillian intercepted Sam Darnold on Seattle's first possession of the extra period, and Wil Lutz kicked a 53-yard field goal with 4:53 left.
Denver scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, a 4-yard run by J.K. Dobbins and a 1-yard run by RJ Harvey, who took the snap directly. The Broncos led 14–3 at halftime and went into the fourth quarter with a lead for the first time this season.
Seattle scored the last 11 points of regulation. George Holani ran in from a yard out, Darnold passed to Rashid Shaheed for two points, and Jason Myers kicked a 34-yard field goal with 3 seconds left.
Denver gained 168 yards to Seattle's 353, and Bo Nix completed 17 of 27 passes for 107 yards. The Broncos' defense sacked Darnold five times and intercepted him twice. The Broncos are 4–2 and the Seahawks, last season's Super Bowl champions, are 3–3.
The Denver Broncos beat the Seattle Seahawks 17–14 in overtime in Denver after Ja'Quan McMillian intercepted a pass from Sam Darnold, Seattle's quarterback, on the Seahawks' first possession of the extra period, and Wil Lutz kicked a 53-yard field goal with 4:53 left.
Denver then gained 8 yards, enough for Lutz to kick the winner.
Seattle scored first, on a field goal in the first quarter. Denver scored twice in the second.
J.K. Dobbins ran 4 yards for a touchdown at the end of a 16-play drive, Denver's longest of the season. RJ Harvey, taking the snap directly, scored from a yard out to finish a nine-play, 79-yard drive. Denver led 14–3 at halftime.
Neither team scored in the third quarter. Denver went into the fourth with a lead for the first time this season.
Seattle scored the last 11 points of regulation. George Holani ran in from a yard out with 5:41 left, and Darnold passed to Rashid Shaheed for the two-point conversion to make it 14–11.
Kris Abrams-Draine intercepted Darnold later in the quarter to stop another Seattle drive. Denver could not get a first down, and Seattle got the ball back with 57 seconds left.
A 31-yard punt return by Shaheed set up Jason Myers, who kicked a 34-yard field goal with 3 seconds left to tie it at 14.
Denver gained 168 yards to Seattle's 353. Bo Nix, the Broncos' quarterback, completed 17 of 27 passes for 107 yards.
Denver's defense sacked Darnold five times, its second game in a row with five sacks. It played without Pat Surtain II and Talanoa Hufanga.
Darnold completed 27 of 51 passes for 278 yards and was intercepted twice. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 12 passes for 134 yards. Seattle had 184 yards through three quarters and turned the ball over three times.
Sean Payton, the Broncos' coach, spoke about both sides of the ball. "Defensively, we were magnificent," he said, and added: "I'm a little bit of a realist to know that 4-2 could easily be 2-4."
It was Payton's second game calling plays since he took the duty back from Davis Webb, the offensive coordinator.
Denver are 4–2 and 3–0 at home. Seattle, last season's Super Bowl champions, are 3–3 after their second loss in five days. Denver are 4–0 in games decided by one score. NFL.com said it was Denver's third overtime win since the start of the 2025 season, playoffs included, the most in the league in that time.
Both teams play next on October 25. Seattle plays the Kansas City Chiefs, and Denver plays the Arizona Cardinals.