Seahawks and Broncos set for a rare uniform matchup in 2026: This almost never happens in the NFL
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- Seahawks-Broncos Week 6 game in Denver on Oct. 15 will feature both teams in colored throwback jerseys, rather than the usual one-team-in-white default
- Denver Broncos will wear Orange Crush throwbacks, which they have worn five times since 2024 and gone 5-0 in those games
- Seattle Seahawks will debut their royal blue jersey and silver helmet 1990s throwback, a look they wore three times during their 2025 Super Bowl-winning season
- Color-vs.-color matchups are rare: the game will be just the fourth since 2021 without Color Rush alternates and the second since the start of 2024
- Last color-vs.-color game came in Week 15 of the prior season, when the Falcons wore black against the Buccaneers in their Creamsicle uniforms
- Bears vs. Cowboys in Week 8 of the 2022 season was the last true color-vs.-color game without black jerseys, making Denver-Seattle the first in four years
- Old AFC West rivals Seattle and Denver shared a division from 1977 through 2001, making the throwback-themed reunion a fitting renewal
Why it matters: The matchup revives a dormant rivalry — Seattle and Denver shared the AFC West from 1977 to 2001 — while delivering the NFL's first true color-vs.-color game (excluding black) in four years. Denver's Orange Crush alternates are 5-0 since debuting in 2024, reinforcing throwback nights as the league's go-to primetime promotional hook.
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