The Denver Broncos survived an ugly offensive night to beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-14 in overtime.
Will Lutz made an extra 53-yard field goal after Sam Darnold's key interception that sealed the Denver Broncos' 17-14 victory on Thursday night.
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Broncos kicker Will Lutz drilled a 53-yard field goal in overtime to lift Denver to a 17-14 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.
Seattle got the ball first in sudden death and faced a third-and-seven from its own 28. Sam Darnold attempted a double-double down the sideline and lost sight of Denver cornerback Jaquan McMillian. McMillian read all the way, stepped up for the pick and put the Broncos at Seattle's 43-yard line.
Broncos HC Sean Payton ran the ball three straight times to milk the clock and center Hash, and Lutz did the rest.
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In the first twenty minutes, Peyton's script was perfected.
Denver dominated possession and took a 14-3 halftime lead behind two methodical touchdown runs by J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey then came the second half.
Denver's offense looked like a unit that had never practiced together. Bo Nix finished the night with just 107 passing yards and no rushing threats.
Seattle mounted a strong comeback in the fourth quarter, falling 14-11 on a George Holani touchdown and a two-point conversion pass from Darnold to Rasheed Shahid. After Denver trailed again with a minute left, Jason Myers hit a 34-yard field goal with three seconds left to force overtime.
The Broncos managed just 36 yards on eight second-half possessions, went three-and-out and made Jeremy Crashaw Colorado's busiest man.
If you sat through the final two quarters of that Denver offense, you have an apology to make. The only reason Denver didn't explode was Vance Joseph's defense.
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Playing without Patrick Sortin II, Denver's front seven spent the night hitting Darnold. The Broncos sacked him five times and caused turnovers whenever Seattle threatened to take control. Nick Bonito sacked Rasheed Shahid on a field goal, Chris Abrams-Drain made a fourth-quarter interception and McMillian hit a dunk in overtime.
Seattle totaled 353 yards and Jackson Smith-Njigba caught 12 passes for 134 yards, but three turnovers killed it all.
The Bo-Knicks have a lot to clean up, and Peyton gets a 10-day mini-bye before hosting the Arizona Cardinals to figure out how to get the ball across the line of scrimmage. It was ugly, but it counts in the standings as the Broncos move to 4-2 and sit behind undefeated Kansas City.
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Alejandro Avila is a longtime OutKick writer living in Southern California.
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