Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos: Denver beats Seattle 17-14 on overtime field goal

Seattle scores first

Seattle took a 3-0 lead on a 55-yard field goal with 6:35 left in the first quarter. That remained the score at the end of the period. Denver moved ahead in the second quarter and held the lead until the final seconds of regulation.

Denver builds an 11-point lead

J. Dobbins gave Denver its first points with a 4-yard touchdown run at 12:56 of the second quarter. The successful extra point put Denver ahead 7-3. R. Harvey added a 1-yard touchdown run later in the quarter, followed by another successful extra point to make it 14-3.

Seattle lost a fumble on a R. Shaheed run with 2:34 left in the half, and J. Strnad recovered it for Denver. Neither team scored again before halftime. The third quarter also ended without a change to Denver’s 14-3 lead.

Seattle forces overtime

G. Holani began Seattle’s comeback with a 1-yard touchdown run at 5:47 of the fourth quarter. On the conversion attempt, S. Darnold completed a pass to R. Shaheed for two points. Denver’s lead was down to 14-11.

Darnold threw an interception with 1:31 remaining. Seattle nevertheless tied the game on a 34-yard field goal with seven seconds left. Regulation ended 14-14, sending the game to overtime.

Denver wins in overtime

Seattle began overtime on offense. E. Wilson ran twice, Darnold completed a 5-yard pass to J. Smith-Njigba, and Holani ran for 3 yards. Later in the possession, Darnold threw an interception with 7:17 left, giving Denver the ball in a tie game.

Denver followed with a 5-yard run by R. Harvey and two runs by B. Nix. A 53-yard field goal with 4:57 left in overtime ended the game, giving Denver a 17-14 victory after Seattle’s late rally.