Russell Wilson gets booed by the Seattle fans when he returns to the city for the first time since he was traded. There is a time and a place.
The emotional wounds on both sides were still fresh when Russell Wilson returned to his hometown of Seattle to start the season.
When all was said and done, the boos from the Seattle fans had rained down, the Broncos offense couldn't convert on third down and the Seattle quarterback Geno Smith played well.
In a stadium where Wilson had orchestrated so many dramatic comeback wins, Wilson's and Denver's efforts fell short on a missed field goal attempt.
Since the team sent five draft picks, including two first-round picks, two second-round picks and three players to Seattle, Wilson has started for the Broncos.
The Wilson-Seahawks reunion was on a lot of calendars when the full schedule was released. Wilson, his teammates with the Broncos and the Seahawks all played in public.
The answer to the question of whether or not Wilson would be booed after 10 seasons in Seattle that included nine Pro Bowl selections, two Super Bowl trips and one Super Bowl win was given when Wilson took the field for pre-game. The fans of the Seahawks booed loudly.
The crowd chanted "Ge-no, Ge-no, Ge-no'' whenever Smith made a play, as if it was an effort to show that many of them had moved on. As Smith took the final kneel-down, the crowd chanted his name.
Wilson did not complete a pass to a Broncos wide receiver until just 34 seconds remained in the first half. That play was a 65-yard catch and run for a touchdown that tied the game at 10.
Drew Lock, one of the players the Broncos sent to Seattle, was almost flawless in the first half. Smith was 17-of-18 with two touchdown passes in the first half as the Seahawks took a 17-13 lead.
Wilson had arrived to the stadium several hours before the game and almost every moment was a reunion of sorts as he moved through the stadium and through his warm-ups.
A handshake here, a wave there, Wilson went about the business of attempting to at least continue to stick to the script he and the rest of the Broncos had tried to keep.
Richard Sherman showed on video boards 30 minutes before the start of the game. Several former Seattle players were on the sideline during the warm ups.
Wilson hoped that the "12s'' would welcome him back after he missed the shot.
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