Led by a precise, mistake-free Smith and a defense that refused to give in inside the 10-yard line, Seattle escaped with a hard-fought season-opening upset to send Wilson back to Denver with a loss in his first game with his new team. Kicking off the post-Russell Wilson era in chaotic fashion, the Seahawks made one hell of a Week 1 statement by sending their former quarterback and the Broncos back to the Mile High City on the losing side of a 17-16 defensive slugfest at Lumen Field. Denying Denver from finding the end zone on three separate stints, Seattle’s defense…