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NFL · 2026

Denver Broncos3rd AFC West - .500 pct vThu 15 Oct, 8:15 PM EDT Seattle Seahawks2nd NFC West - .750 pct

Match resultDenver 52%Tie <1%Seattle 47%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 9% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 22 points in the Playoffs race.

Denver Broncos
Playoffs58%
Division26%
Conferenceseason odds9%
Super Bowlseason odds5%
Byeseason odds7%
Seattle Seahawks
Playoffs66%
Division32%
Conferenceseason odds14%
Super Bowlseason odds8%
Byeseason odds12%
Denver winPlayoffsDenver Broncos58%66%▲ +8Seattle Seahawks66%75%▲ +9
TiePlayoffsDenver Broncos58%64%▲ +6Seattle Seahawks66%78%▲ +12
Seattle winPlayoffsDenver Broncos58%45%▼ -13Seattle Seahawks66%88%▲ +22

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AFC West · winner qualifies direct

DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1Kansas CityDivision54%4-0-01.000-2Las VegasDivision18%3-1-0.75013DenverDivision26%2-2-0.5002

NFC West · winner qualifies direct

DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
149ersDivision51%4-0-01.000-2SeattleDivision32%3-1-0.75013RamsDivision15%2-2-0.5002

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify

PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
6BaltimorePlayoffs61%3-1-0.7507New EnglandPlayoffs64%2-2-0.500
Playoff line
8DenverPlayoffs58%2-2-0.5009PittsburghPlayoffs46%2-2-0.500

The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify

PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
5SeattlePlayoffs66%3-1-0.7507CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500
Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.500