WEEK 1
DENVER BRONCOS @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Date: Monday (9/12/22)
Stadium: Lumen Field
Time: 8:15 PM ET
Referee: Clete Blakeman
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 8:15 PM ET
TV ESPN: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters (field reporter)
NATIONAL RADIO Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner
Denver SiriusXM 81 or 226 and the SXM App
Seattle SiriusXM 83 or 225 and the SXM App
National SiriusXM 88 and the SXM App
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Broncos lead all-time series, 35-19
STREAKS Broncos have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 9/9/18: Seahawks 24 at Broncos 27
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/21/14: Seahawks 26, Broncos 20 (OT)
DENVER BRONCOS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 7-10
COACH VS. OPP. Nathaniel Hackett: 0-0
PTS. FOR 19.7
OFFENSE 330.5
PASSING Russell Wilson (Sea): 259-400-3,113-25-6-103.1
RUSHING Melvin Gordon: 203-918-4.5-8
RECEIVING Courtland Sutton: 58-776-13.4-2
PTS. AGAINST 18.9
DEFENSE 326.1
SACKS Randy Gregory (Dal): 6
INTs Justin Simmons: 5
TAKE/GIVE +1 (19/18)
PUNTING (NET) Corliss Waitman (Pit): 52.1 (42.6)
KICKING Brandon McManus: 111 (33/34 PAT; 26/31 FG)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 7-10
COACH VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 4-4
PTS. FOR 23.2
OFFENSE 323.9
PASSING Geno Smith: 65-95-702-5-1-103.0
RUSHING Rashaad Penny: 119-749-6.3-6
RECEIVING DK Metcalf: 75-967-12.9-12
PTS. AGAINST 21.5
DEFENSE 379.1
SACKS Darrell Taylor: 6.5
INTs Quandre Diggs: 5
TAKE/GIVE +5 (18/13)
PUNTING (NET) Michael Dickson: 46.9 (41.7)
KICKING Jason Myers: 95 (44/47 PAT; 17/23 FG)
BRONCOS NOTES
• QB RUSSELL WILSON makes Den. debut. Spent 1st 10 years of career with Sea. & is franchise’s all-time leader in completions (3,079), pass yards (37,059) & TD passes (292). Has 5th-most pass yards & 2nd-most TD passes ever by player in 1st 10 seasons. Has 25 TDs (22 pass, 3 rush) vs. 5 INTs for 103.6 rating with 10-3 record in 13 starts on MNF.
• RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS ranked 3rd among rookies in scrimmage yards (1,219) & rush yards (903) last season & tied-3rd with 7 TDs (4 rush, 3 rec.).
• RB MELVIN GORDON totaled 1,131 scrimmage yards (918 rush, 213 rec.) & 10 TDs (8 rush, 2 rec.) in 2021, his 5th-career season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 10+ TDs. Since 2015, ranks 2nd among RBs with 8,388 scrimmage yards & 4th with 67 TDs. Rushed for 113 yards & TD in only career game vs. Sea. (11/4/18 w/ LAC).
• WR COURTLAND SUTTON led team with 776 rec. yards last season. Has 236 rec. yards (78.7 per game) in 3 career games on MNF. Has 5+ catches in 5 of his past 6 games in primetime.
• S JUSTIN SIMMONS led team with 5 INTs & had 12 PD in 2021. Is 1 of 2 safeties (Quandre Diggs) with 5+ INTs in each of past 2 seasons. Since 2016, ranks 2nd among safeties with 21 INTs & 3rd with 49 PD. Had INT in last meeting.
• S KAREEM JACKSON led team with 88 tackles last season.
• CB PAT SURTAIN II led all rookies with 4 INTs in 2021 & had team-high 14 PD. Had PD in 6 of 8 road games last season.
• LB RANDY GREGORY makes Den. debut. Tied career highs in sacks (6) & FFs (3) last season with Dal.
SEAHAWKS NOTES
• QB GENO SMITH completed 65 of 95 atts. (68.4 pct.) & had 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 103 rating in 5 games (3 starts) in 2021. Had TD vs. 0 INTs for 94.3 rating in his last start on MNF (10/25/21 vs. NO).
• RB RASHAAD PENNY had career-high 749 rush yards & career-best 6 rush TDs in 2021. Had 135+ rush yards & rush TD in 4 of his final 5 games last season. Can join HOFers Jim Brown (1958) & O.J. Simpson (1976) as well as Adrian Peterson (2012) as the only players ever with 150+ rush yards & rush TD in 3 straight games.
• RB KENNETH WALKER was selected in 2nd round (No. 41 overall) in 2022 NFL Draft.
• WR DK METCALF led team in receptions (75) & rec. TDs (career-high 12) & had 967 rec. yards in 2021 & became 5th player since 1990 with 900+ rec. yards & 7+ rec. TDs in each of his 1st 3 seasons. Has 70+ rec. yards in 4 of his 5 career games on MNF.
• WR TYLER LOCKETT led team with 1,175 rec. yards last season & is 1 of 4 WRs (Stefon Diggs, Mike Evans & DJ Moore) with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons.
• TE NOAH FANT makes Sea. debut. Was selected No. 20 overall by Denver in 2019 NFL Draft. Had career-high 68 receptions for 670 rec. yards & 4 rec. TDs with Broncos in 2021.
• LB JORDYN BROOKS ranked 2nd in NFL with 183 tackles in 2021 & became 1st player since 2000 with 180 tackles & 10+ TFL (11) in a season.
• S JAMAL ADAMS has 75+ tackles in each of past 5 seasons. Needs 3.5 sacks to become 6th DB since 1982 with 25+ career sacks.
• S QUANDRE DIGGS ranked tied-1st among safeties with 5 INTs & is only player with 3+ INTs in each of past 5 seasons.
