Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos

Thursday Night · Thu, Oct 15, 8:15 PM ETSEA @ DEN
Seattle Seahawks

Away

Seattle Seahawks

3-2

Denver Broncos

Home

Denver Broncos

3-2

Model Win Probability

Seattle Seahawks · Away

47%

Model
separation
6%

Denver Broncos · Home

53%

Signal: Unrated· components agree · 100% feature coverage
Elo component
49% SEA
Efficiency component
45% SEA
Feature coverage
100%
Data cutoff
2026-10-13T21:52:00.462286Z
Model
pt-nfl-ensemble-v0.3

Signal strength describes model agreement and data quality, not certainty or wagering value.

Team Efficiency Comparison

48
39
Offense
74
42
Passing
13
52
Rushing
97
84
Defense
65
97
Pass Rush
32
55
Situational

0–100 league percentile across all 32 teams. Defensive ratings are inverted so a higher number always means a better unit.

Blended Team Metrics

SEAMetricDEN
0.005EPA / Play-0.008
44.9%Success Rate42.1%
0.154Dropback EPA0.046
-0.167Rush EPA-0.086
13.4%Explosive Play Rate10.1%
38.4%3rd Down Conversion40.5%
57.9%Red Zone TD Rate61.3%
-0.130Def. EPA / Play Allowed-0.063

Prior-season form is blended with current-season play and its weight decays as the current sample grows. Metrics without enough data are shown as “—”, never as zero.

Game Context

Venue
Empower Field at Mile High
Kickoff
Thu, Oct 15, 8:15 PM ET
Roof
outdoors
Surface
grass
Away rest
4 days
Home rest
4 days
Site
Denver Broncos home game

Player Impact

Sam Darnold

QB

2026 Weeks 1–5; 4 games

CMP/ATT
63/98
Pass yds
755
Pass TD
7
INT
5
Y/A
7.7
Sacks
9

Emanuel Wilson

RB

2026 Weeks 1–5; 5 games

Carries
73
Rush yds
251
YPC
3.4
Rush TD
2
Targets
7
Rec
5

Jadarian Price

RB

2026 Weeks 1–5; 3 games

Carries
28
Rush yds
119
YPC
4.2
Rush TD
0
Targets
7
Rec
4

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR

2026 Weeks 1–5; 5 games

Targets
50
Rec
37
Rec yds
583
YPR
15.8
Rec TD
7

Rashid Shaheed

WR

2026 Weeks 1–5; 5 games

Targets
19
Rec
9
Rec yds
96
YPR
10.7
Rec TD
0

Injuries & Availability

Away · Seattle Seahawks

Zach CharbonnetRB

LIMITED

Knee; Monday estimated limited practice. Coach said he was not expected to play Thursday as of Monday; final designation pending.

Status checked Tuesday, Oct 13; final Week 6 game designation still pending.

Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR

LIMITED

Ankle; Monday estimated limited practice, not a final game designation.

Status checked Tuesday, Oct 13; final Week 6 game designation still pending.

Drake ThomasLB

UNKNOWN

Ankle; Monday estimated did not practice, final designation pending.

Status checked Tuesday, Oct 13; final Week 6 game designation still pending.

Home · Denver Broncos

Patrick Surtain IICB

UNKNOWN

Ankle; Monday estimated did not practice, final designation pending.

Status checked Tuesday, Oct 13; final Week 6 game designation still pending.

Talanoa HufangaS

UNKNOWN

Ankle; Monday estimated did not practice, final designation pending.

Status checked Tuesday, Oct 13; final Week 6 game designation still pending.

Riley MossCB

LIMITED

Ribs; Monday estimated limited practice, final designation pending.

Status checked Tuesday, Oct 13; final Week 6 game designation still pending.

Scoring by Quarter

Sample · 5 games

Away · Seattle Seahawks

Q1
21
Q2
29
Q3
43
Q4
41

Home · Denver Broncos

Q1
17
Q2
6
Q3
22
Q4
52

Latest News

Analytical Angles

Passing profile · SEA

passing

Seattle Seahawks rank in the 74th league percentile for blended 2025–26 passing EPA entering Week 6.

Passing profile · DEN

passing

Denver Broncos rank in the 42th league percentile for blended 2025–26 passing EPA entering Week 6.

Defense profile · SEA

efficiency

Seattle Seahawks rank in the 97th league percentile for blended 2025–26 defensive EPA allowed entering Week 6.

Defense profile · DEN

efficiency

Denver Broncos rank in the 84th league percentile for blended 2025–26 defensive EPA allowed entering Week 6.

Availability watch

availability

Tuesday news is preliminary. Check the official practice reports and final game designations before kickoff. The statistical probability does not include a separate injury adjustment.

Statistical context only. Picks Terminal publishes matchup analysis, not wagering advice.

Keys to the Game

  • Margin-aware Elo: Seattle Seahawks 48.9%.
  • Rolling efficiency: Seattle Seahawks 44.5%.
  • The blended, calibrated estimate favors Denver Broncos at 53%; a single game remains uncertain.

What Could Flip It

  • The statistical sample includes 5 current-season games for Seattle Seahawks and 5 for Denver Broncos; prior-season form is blended in.
  • Model components agree; one game has substantial variance.
  • Major availability remains unresolved; the model does not apply an explicit lineup or injury adjustment.

Model Analysis

Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos: the v0.3 ensemble places Denver Broncos at 53%, using a 70% margin-aware Elo and 30% rolling-efficiency blend with the saved strictly out-of-fold calibration. The statistical sample includes 5 current-season games for Seattle Seahawks and 5 for Denver Broncos; prior-season form is blended in. Major availability remains unresolved; the model does not apply an explicit lineup or injury adjustment. This is a pregame statistical estimate, not a certainty or wagering recommendation.

Forecast

Model pick: Denver Broncos (53%). Signal: Unrated; model agreement and data quality, not wagering value.

Sources & Methodology

Win probability: pt-nfl-ensemble-v0.3 — a deterministic ensemble of a margin-aware Elo component and a regularized efficiency component built from pregame team differentials (EPA per play, dropback and rush EPA, success rate, explosive rate, sack performance, home field and rest). The blended probability is calibrated on training seasons only and validated by walk-forward backtest against completed results. All inputs come from public play-by-play and schedule data. No external market data of any kind is used anywhere on this page.