Broncos fail to convert on three red zone trip Less than five minutes after their goal line fumble, the Broncos had another chance to punch it in on 3rd and Goal from the 1 yard line, but this time it was Javonte Williams who coughed it up on the goal line. Metcalf was stripped and Denver recovered. Wilson and the Broncos would get the ball back quickly after a D.K. On 4th down first year head coach Nathaniel Hackett went for glory looking to take the lead for the first time, but Melvin Gordon fumbled right at the goal line and the Broncos came up empty handed. In the second half there would be just one scoring drive on eight possession thanks to three fumbles in the first three possessions of the half.ĭenver got the ball out of the break and drove all the way down to the 1 yard line. In the first half there were six scoring drives on eight possession. The Broncos would get a final second field goal right before heading to the halftime break to make it 17-13 going into the third quarter. Smith would punch back on a seven play 75 yard drive right before the half that was polished off by a Colby Parkinson 25 yard touchdown catch to stretch the lead to 17-10. Smith was nearly perfect in the first half Wilson spent most of the first half looking for his tight ends or running backs out of the back field, but on his first throw to one of his wide receivers, Jerry Jeudy busted a 67 yard catch and run for a touchdown to level the game at 10. They would kick a field goal midway through the second quarter to stretch the lead back to a touchdown, but the Broncos would answer. The Seahawks then marched right down field on their second possession, and took a chance on 4th and 1 from the Denver seven yard line that didn’t pay off. Wilson and the offense seemed to move the ball with ease until they got deep into Seattle territory, but couldn’t capitalize on their red zone trips. From the opening coin toss Wilson heard it from the 12th man, and the quarterback who was so used to playing in that stadium looked flustered by the noise at times as the Broncos were flagged for a delay of game on multiple occasions.Ī Denver field goal closed the lead to 7-3 on the opening drive of the Broncos night. Wilson heard plenty of boo birds from the fans that used to wear his number 3 Seahawks jersey. Wilson’s former back up was perfect on the drive, in the first quarter and only had one incompletion in the first half. Smith orchestrated a perfect first drive to start the game that ended in a touchdown to Will Dissy for the first score of the night.
The Seahawks spoiled the former Super Bowl Champion’s homecoming by forcing two goal line fumbles in the third quarter as they clung to the victory after being led in the first half by Wilson’s incumbent Geno Smith. After being traded to the Broncos in the offseason, the former Super Champion set his sights on a Week 1 win against his former team. Russell Wilson didn’t have to wait long to return to the place he called home for a decade. Smith shines in first Week 1 start in 8 years Geno Smith got the Seahawks going in the first half and the defense took care of the rest in the second half as the Seahawks held on to win 17-16.
The Seattle Seahawks won a heart stopper at Lumen Field to defeat former quarterback Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos to open their season with a win.
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