Our Seahawks just dropped a brutal 17-14 overtime game to the Broncos Thursday night, and if you watched it, you already know the wildest part: Denver’s ‘win’ felt more like an escape act from their own quarterback than a solid victory. Seriously, it was a rough one to watch, especially seeing Denver’s Bo Nix manage to “win” while putting on a performance that had former NFL QB Ryan Fitzpatrick absolutely ripping him apart post-game.
Denver’s Win Felt Like a Loss, Especially for Our ‘Hawks
If you were yelling at your TV like I was, you saw it unfold in agonizing detail. Denver’s offense was straight-up anemic against our D. They scraped together just 168 total yards for the entire game, averaging a mind-boggling 2.9 yards per play. And get this: after halftime, they gained a grand total of 38 yards on 25 plays. Thirty-eight! Bo Nix, their starting QB, finished with only 107 passing yards, which works out to exactly four yards per attempt. You just don’t see that in the NFL, especially from a team that ended up winning.
Ryan Fitzpatrick, who knows a thing or two about playing quarterback, didn’t mince words on Amazon’s postgame show. He flat-out said Nix was “not playing competitive football right now,” and then doubled down, calling the performance “almost disrespectful to the quarterback position.” And honestly, after watching the game, it’s hard to argue with him. It felt like we were playing against a team that was actively trying to lose with their offense. Denver’s defense, credit where it’s due, dominated us for long stretches, forcing turnovers and capitalizing on our mistakes. That’s how they got their 4-2 record and extended their absurd streak of one-score victories to 14 games. But yeah, it was definitely in spite of Nix, not because of him.
The Numbers Tell a Troubling Story for Bo Nix and the Broncos
You look at Bo Nix’s overall record and you’d think he’s some kind of wunderkind. He’s 28-12 through his first 40 NFL starts, which is more wins than even legends like John Elway and Peyton Manning had over that same stretch. Among active quarterbacks, only Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson had better records at this point in their careers. Sounds great, right? Wrong. The problem is that he’s somehow compiling this record while directing one of the NFL’s least productive offenses, and his individual numbers are actually getting worse this season.
Sure, he threw 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions as a rookie in 2024 and even helped Denver reach the playoffs. And he had another winning season last year. Through his first 39 starts, he’d put up 60 touchdowns, completed 64.2% of his passes, and racked up 8,648 passing yards. Those aren’t terrible on the surface, and yeah, he’s looked comfortable running Sean Payton’s offense at times. Enough to make you think Denver found their guy. But dig a little deeper, and the picture gets ugly fast. According to TruMedia, his efficiency numbers , how consistently he moves the ball, creates big plays, and avoids negative ones , just don’t match that shiny record. When compared to 74 other quarterbacks drafted since 2008 through their first 39 starts, Nix ranks poorly in key metrics:
* **EPA/dropback:** +0.05 (30th)
* **Success rate:** 43.4% (40th)
* **Yards/attempt:** 6.4 (59th)
* **Adjusted yards/attempt:** 7.0 (73rd)
* **Explosive plays/dropback:** 7.4% (45th)
Those are some brutal ranks, especially for a guy with his win-loss record. He’s undoubtedly gotten worse this season, but some of these underlying problems have apparently been there all along.
So, where does that leave us after watching *that* mess? Yeah, the Broncos are 4-2 and their defense is legit, capable of carrying them to a Super Bowl. But for us, it’s a bitter pill to swallow. We lost a game where the opponent’s QB performance was basically called “disrespectful” on national TV. Our mistakes definitely helped them out. We gotta clean up our own house, obviously, but knowing *how* they scraped by just makes it sting a little more, you know? We need to bounce back strong after watching that kind of… *anti-football* from the other side.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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