Thursday Night Football was a grind, man, and not in the good, gritty, 12s-roaring kind of way. The Denver Broncos and our Seattle Seahawks just couldn’t get anything going on offense for most of the night. Both squads looked totally incapable of moving the ball, making for a pretty frustrating watch. It was so bad, 60 minutes flat-out wasn’t enough to decide a winner.
The Overtime Grind and What Got Us There
Look, was it good defense? Maybe. Totally a matter of opinion when neither team can punch it in. But what’s not up for debate is that our Hawks needed an extra session to figure out the Broncos. And shoutout to the guys for digging deep: it took an 11-point surge in the fourth quarter to even get us to overtime. That’s the kind of heart we expect, pulling us back from the brink and taking all the momentum into the extra period. After that kind of comeback, you gotta feel good about our chances, even if the first three quarters were a total snoozefest. We needed every single one of those points to extend the game.
The Rest of Week 5 and Looking Ahead
While the Broncos game was going long, the rest of the league was busy, and not always in our favor. Just a few days prior, on October 11, our Hawks took a tough loss at Lumen Field against the San Francisco 49ers. Brock Purdy and those guys left the field with a win, which always stings a little extra when it’s at home. Earlier in Week 4, we saw the 12s out there with their Sam Darnold cutouts at Lumen Field before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers, showing that unwavering support, even when the offense is finding its rhythm. The season is a marathon, and we’re seeing some tight games across the league too, with the Giants and Commanders even ending in a 27-27 tie. The Jaguars picked up a close 19-17 win against the Eagles in London, and the Packers rolled over the Bears 31-7. It’s clear that every point, every drive, and every quarter matters.
So, with the Broncos game demanding more than 60 minutes, the overtime rules for 2026 are definitely going to be on everyone’s mind moving forward. We need to be ready for these extended battles. We can’t afford to wait until the fourth quarter to turn it on like that. Let’s hope that late-game momentum carries us not just through overtime, but into the next contest with a renewed focus from kickoff.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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