{"id":934965,"date":"2026-10-16T08:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934965\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:26:17","slug":"broncos-outlast-seahawks-in-ot-behind-defense-wil-lutz-field-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934965\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos outlast Seahawks in OT behind defense, Wil Lutz field goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENVER (AP) The Denver Broncos<\/a> are atrocious on offense, depleted on defense and shaky on special teams. All they do is find ways to win.<\/p>\n

Ja\u2019Quan McMillian intercepted Sam Darnold\u2019s pass in overtime Thursday night and Wil Lutz kicked a 53-yard field goal that gave the Broncos a 17-14 victory over the Seattle Seahawks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Broncos emerged from a tough six-week season-opening stretch with a 4-2 record despite an injury-riddled roster and a shaky quarterback, and the Seahawks (3-3) lost for the second time in five days. They also matched their loss total from last season, when they won their second Super Bowl title.<\/p>\n

The Broncos won despite Bo Nix throwing for just 107 yards, J.K. Dobbins leading the rushing attack with a mere 41 yards and managing a meager three first downs and 168 yards of total offense – less than half the 353 yards piled up by the Seahawks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t know why we can’t really push the ball vertically right now,\u201d Nix said. \u201cBut defenses are just sitting back and hanging out. … Hopefully we find a way to get more out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nix was as honest as he’s been to date in his postgame comments about Denver’s scuffling offense.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re definitely capable, we\u2019ve shown it,” he said. “And, you know I don\u2019t know where the disconnect is right now, to be honest with you. … I just think we\u2019re really, for some reason, struggling to find those explosive plays, and that\u2019s what makes an offense really spectacular: Is finding explosive plays. And right now, we don\u2019t have those.\u201d<\/p>\n

Denver’s depleted defense came to the rescue yet again, hitting Darnold 17 times and collecting five sacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe quarterback’s getting hit way too much,\u201d Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said. \u201cEverybody sees that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to give credit to those guys,” Darnold said. \u201cThey\u2019ve got a really tough defense, really good defense coordinator in Vance (Joseph).\u201d<\/p>\n

On Seattle’s opening drive in overtime, McMillian intercepted a pass intended for Rashid Shaheed at the Denver 43, the second pick of the night by Darnold, who completed 27 of 51 passes for 278 yards without a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Those stats were better than Nix’s. He barely topped 100 yards on 17-of-27 passing after throwing for 123 last week in a tight win over the Chargers.<\/p>\n

Jason Myers’ 34-yard field goal tied it at 14-all with 3 seconds left in regulation and capped an 11-0 Seattle run over the final 5 1\/2 minutes. The Seahawks started their game-tying drive at midfield after a 31-yard punt return by Shaheed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo moral victories in the league,\u201d Macdonald said. \u201cIt\u2019s a bottom-line business, production business. But I\u2019m proud of our effort. I\u2019m proud of the resolve of the team. I\u2019m proud of our connectedness of our team.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, there\u2019s things that we need to get better at quickly, and we know those things; they\u2019re within our control, and that\u2019s what we do. We find solutions, and we get things figured out, we move forward, and we evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

That’s essentially what Sean Payton was saying in the winning locker room.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefensively, we were magnificent,\u201d said Payton, who acknowledged, \u201cI\u2019m a little bit of a realist to know that 4-2 could easily be 2-4.\u201d<\/p>\n

Denver appeared to have victory in hand when Kris Abrams-Draine intercepted Darnold’s pass at the Denver 30 with 1:25 left in regulation, but the Broncos burned just 15 seconds of clock before punting.<\/p>\n

After scoring just three points on their first eight drives, the Seahawks put together an 11-play, 67-yard masterpiece that ended with running back George Holani scoring from a yard out. Darnold\u2019s 2-point pass to Shaheed pulled Seattle within 14-11 with 5:41 left.<\/p>\n

Dobbins had a 4-yard touchdown run and fellow running back R.J. Harvey took a direct snap and scored from a yard out on Denver\u2019s next drive for a 14-3 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks\u2019 most promising first-half drive ended at the Denver 34 when Nik Bonitto punched the ball from Shaheed\u2019s grasp and inside linebacker Justin Strnad recovered.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks franchise fell to 19-30-1 in overtime and the Broncos improved to 33-23-2. That’s second-best in the NFL.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good win,\u201d Payton said, \u201cbut we’ve got a lot of work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seahawks TE Elijah Arroyo left late in the first half with an apparent right shoulder injury sustained while diving for a fumbled ball.<\/p>\n

The Broncos were without star CB Patrick Surtain II and starting safety Talanoa Hufanga, both out with ankle injuries. RB Tyler Badie injured a thumb in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

Seahawks: Host the Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n

Broncos: Host the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

See AP\u2019s full NFL coverage here<\/p>\n

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