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Rewind · week 6, 2026

Denver 17, Seattle 14: what nobody priced

We had Seattle at 53%. The market had Seattle by 2.5. Denver won 17-14 at Empower Field at Mile High.

18 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
3-0turnovers, Seattle vs Denver

We had Seattle at 53%. The market had Seattle by 2.5. Denver won 17-14 at Empower Field at Mile High. Our lean didn't hold, though at 53% that was close to a coin flip.

3-0TurnoversSeattle vs Denver
3/14Third downsDenver; Seattle 7/17
17/27Bo Nix107 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-0.14EPA per playDenver; Seattle -0.09

How it swung

0%25%50%75%100%Q1Q2Q3Q4OTQ1 06:35: SEA score (3-0)Q2 12:56: DEN score (3-6)Q2 12:52: DEN score (3-7)Q2 05:19: DEN score (3-13)Q2 05:15: DEN score (3-14)Q4 05:47: SEA score (9-14)Q4 05:41: SEA score (11-14)Q4 00:07: SEA score (14-14)Q5 04:57: DEN score (14-17)12345DEN winning ↑SEA winning ↓
■ Broncos ahead■ Seahawks ahead① biggest swings● scoring plays
The Broncos' chance of winning, play by play. Every swing play and drive on the game page.

2. With 1:31 left, Kris Abrams-Draine intercepted Sam Darnold's short throw for Tory Horton, a 35-point swing in win probability towards Denver.

3. With 1:10 left, Jeremy Crawshaw punts 52 yards to sea 15. Rashid Shaheed pushed ob at sea 46 for 31 yards, a 24-point swing in win probability towards Seattle.

5. In overtime (4:57), Wil Lutz kicked a 53-yard field goal, a 35-point swing in win probability towards Denver.

Who won the matchups

Jaxon Smith-Njigba against Denver: Even. Smith-Njigba had 134 yards on 16 targets, close to his usual 108.

Jaylen Waddle against Seattle: Seattle won it. Waddle held to 24 yards on 7 targets, against his usual 55.

Bo Nix against Seattle: Seattle won it. Nix managed -0.21 EPA a dropback, well below his usual +0.06.

What we missed, honestly

The reasons that mattered: Seattle turned it over 3 times to 0, which no pre-game number prices.

Sources: nflverse play-by-play 2026; NFL injury report, week 6; our published pre-kickoff run 2026-10-15T09-10-45Z_automation. Every number here comes straight from our pipeline.