Thursday night in Denver has a chance to look old-school in the best way.
When the Seattle Seahawks face the Denver Broncos in Week 6 on Thursday Night Football, both teams are rolling out throwback looks. Seattle will be wearing its fan-favorite uniform for the eighth time since the design came back into the rotation in 2023, while Denver is set to go with orange jerseys and legacy blue helmets.
The Seahawks have had some success in those threads, going 4-3 when they wear the throwbacks. That includes their most recent trip through this exact matchup, a Week 1 win against the Broncos in 2023. The last time Seattle wore the uniforms came in Week 9 last year, when it beat the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football.
Denver’s retro setup has been even tougher to crack since it returned in 2024. The Broncos are 5-0 when wearing the orange-and-blue combo, so Seattle is walking into a uniform matchup with a clean record on the other side.
It’s also a fitting backdrop for a series that goes way back. The Seahawks and Broncos were division rivals in the AFC West from 1976 to 2001, and Denver won 32 of the first 50 meetings.
The dynamic shifted after Seattle moved to the NFC West in 2002. The Seahawks lost that first meeting as intraconference opponents, but they’ve won five of the last seven matchups dating back to 2006.
The game will air on Amazon Prime Video, with Al Michaels on play-by-play, Kirk Herbstreit handling analyst duties and Kaylee Hartung on the sideline.
Brad Rogers will be the referee for Thursday night’s game. He has been an NFL referee for eight years and worked last week’s Bengals-Dolphins game at Hard Rock Stadium. His full crew for the 2026 season includes Bryan Neale at umpire, Patrick Turner at down judge, Kevin Codey at line judge, Joe Blubaugh at field judge, David Meslow at side judge and Greg Yette at back judge.
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