Broncos Beat Seahawks 17-14 in OT on Thursday Night Football

DENVER — The Denver Broncos beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-14 in overtime on Thursday Night Football. Wil Lutz kicked a 53-yard field goal in the extra period to win it.

Denver led 14-3 at halftime and then went scoreless for the rest of regulation. Seattle came back to tie the game with seven seconds left, but it could not finish the job in overtime.

How the game played out

Seattle kicker Jason Myers put the Seahawks on the board first with a 55-yard field goal in the first quarter. Denver then scored twice in the second quarter on short touchdown runs. Dobbins ran in from four yards out with 12:56 left in the half. Harvey added a one-yard score with 5:19 to go in the half. That made it 14-3 at the break.

Neither team scored in the third quarter. Seattle woke up in the fourth. Holani ran one yard for a touchdown with 5:47 left, and Sam Darnold threw to Shaheed for a two-point conversion. That cut the lead to 14-11. With seven seconds on the clock, Myers made a 34-yard field goal to tie it at 14.

In overtime, Lutz’s 53-yarder gave Denver the win. A Seattle penalty on the kick was declined.

The numbers

The box score shows how lopsided the game looked on paper. Seattle outgained Denver 353 yards to 168. The Seahawks held the ball for 35 minutes and 38 seconds, compared with 29:29 for the Broncos. Seattle had 24 first downs to Denver’s 13.

Turnovers and sacks decided it:

Turnovers: Seattle gave the ball away three times, on two interceptions and one lost fumble. Denver had none.
Sacks: Denver sacked Darnold five times for 38 yards. Seattle sacked Denver’s quarterback twice.
Passing: Seattle threw 51 times and completed 27 for 278 yards. Denver completed 17 of 27 for 107 yards.
Rushing: Seattle ran for 113 yards. Denver ran for 74.
Field goals: Seattle made two of three. Myers missed once. Denver’s Lutz made his only attempt.

Denver punted eight times. Seattle’s defense forced six three-and-outs.

Where it leaves Seattle

The loss dropped the Seahawks to 3-3 this season. They have beaten New England, Arizona and the Los Angeles Chargers. They have lost to Washington, San Francisco and now Denver. Each of their last two losses was by three points.