Broncos-Seahawks throwbacks make rare NFL color clash
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- Denver Broncos will wear their Orange Crush throwback uniforms, which they've worn five times since 2024 and gone undefeated in (5-0), when they host Seattle on Oct. 15.
- Seattle Seahawks will debut royal blue uniforms with silver helmets — a 1990s throwback they wore three times during their Super Bowl-winning 2025 season.
- The matchup marks just the fourth color-vs-color NFL game (non-Color Rush) since the start of the 2021 season, and the second since 2024.
- If black jerseys are excluded, this will be the first true color-vs-color NFL game in four years — the last came in Week 8 of 2022 when the Bears wore orange against the Cowboys in navy blue.
- The most recent color-vs-color contests both involved Atlanta: Week 15 of 2025 (Falcons in black vs. Buccaneers in Creamsicle) and Week 8 of 2023 (Falcons in black vs. Titans in baby blue Oilers throwbacks).
- The Seahawks will wear their throwbacks in back-to-back games (Weeks 6 and 7), also donning them against the Chiefs the following week.
- The teams share a divisional past: the Seahawks played in the AFC West alongside the Broncos from 1977 through 2001.
Why it matters: For uniform aficionados, this is a marquee Thursday night game — two of the NFL's most recognizable throwback sets facing off in a matchup the league has averaged less than once per year. The Broncos' Orange Crush uniforms carry a 5-0 record since 2024, turning the look into a quiet good-luck charm, while the Seahawks are honoring the jersey set from their most recent Super Bowl run.
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