Bo Nix has a simple plan for Thursday night: stop overthinking. “Making things, ‘One, two, three,’” the Denver Broncos quarterback said Tuesday. “Let’s play fast, and let’s roll. I think sometimes I can have a tendency of overanalyzing and overthinking things, and that’s when I’m not at my best.”
It will not be easy. The 3-2 Broncos host the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks (3-2) at Empower Field at Mile High on Thursday, October 15, at 8:15 p.m. EDT (3:15 a.m. Friday in Cairo). Aric DiLalla noted that Seattle ranks first in the league in total defense, passing defense and takeaways.
“We’re finding ways to win”
Nix admitted that his play has not always looked “as good as you want it to look,” but he kept coming back to the results. “We’re sitting here at 3-2,” he said. “We’re having a good start to our season. There are things we want to clean up. There are things we want to fix. There are ways in which we are leaving some things out there on the field, but we’re finding ways to win like we did last year.”
Denver has won three of its last four games and 15 of its last 16 at home. The latest was Sunday’s 23-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, when the defense forced two late turnovers. Week 5 recap.
Head coach Sean Payton, who took back play-calling before that game, said there are chances to “find plays that are clean” for Nix. He said the staff keeps weighing how much risk to take, which matters even more against a defense that feeds on mistakes. Payton’s play-calling change.
Nix said the prime-time stage is part of the appeal. “I think this is why you play the game,” he said. “This is why you want to be an NFL quarterback. This is one of the best parts about my job, is leading this team against really fun defenses that we play, really good other competitive teams.”
The other side of the ball
Denver’s defense may be short-handed against Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who leads the NFL in receiving yards and touchdown catches. Cornerback Pat Surtain II and safety Talanoa Hufanga, both with ankle injuries, were non-participants on every Broncos report this week. Jeremy Fowler reported that Hufanga is expected to miss multiple weeks. Cornerback Riley Moss (ribs) was limited. Hufanga and Surtain update.
Against the Chargers, Jahdae Barron and Kris Abrams-Draine started at cornerback and Devon Key replaced Hufanga after he left in the third quarter. Our full game preview covers Seattle’s injuries and the throwback uniforms both teams will wear.
A personal night for Alex Singleton
Thursday is also Denver’s Fight Like A Bronco game, which honors people affected by cancer. Inside linebacker Alex Singleton is nearing the first anniversary of his testicular cancer diagnosis, which followed a failed drug test with elevated hCG levels in late October 2025. He had surgery and missed one game.
“I feel a ton of responsibility,” Singleton told DiLalla. “If my story saves one person’s life, if one person goes to the doctor and it saves their life, that means everything.”
After Thursday, the Broncos have a long break before their Week 7 game at the Arizona Cardinals.
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