Brown boots a winner

Josh Brown tied an NFL single-season record with his fourth winning field goal in the final minute, nailing a 50-yarder with four seconds left to give the Seattle Seahawks a 23-20 win over the stumbling Denver Broncos on Sunday night.

Rookie defensive lineman Darryl Tapp returned Jay Cutler’s first interception 25 yards for a touchdown and the Seahawks (8-4) took advantage of five turnovers to send the Broncos (7-5) to their third consecutive loss.

Seattle started its winning drive from its 14 with 2 minutes 31 seconds left after the Broncos tied the score, 20-20, on Cutler’s 71-yard touchdown toss to fellow rookie Brandon Marshall, who broke three tackles on the play.

On third and four from Seattle’s 20, Matt Hasselbeck found Nate Burleson for 16 yards. Brown, who missed from 40 and 53 yards in the first half but converted from 44 and 23 in the fourth quarter, soon won it from 50 yards.

“Josh Brown’s been clutch for us all season long,” Hasselbeck said. “He’s a great kicker.”

Cutler, the last of the “Big Three” quarterbacks from the 2006 draft class to make his debut, met the same fate as Vince Young and Matt Leinart -- a loss.

He looked like a raw rookie for most of the night but did show flashes of brilliance, such as his touchdown pass to Marshall.

Denver lost linebacker Al Wilson because of a sprained neck in the fourth quarter -- Wilson was carted off the field -- and kicker Jason Elam appeared to injure his left leg on a run on a fake field goal just before halftime.

The Broncos hadn’t lost three games in a row since 2003.

The Seahawks stumbled themselves for three quarters.

Hasselbeck was 10 for 20 for 75 yards when the Seahawks got the ball at their 39 with 9:42 left and trailing, 13-7. He hit Darrell Jackson for gains of 27 and 33 yards, then handed to Shaun Alexander, who took it in from one yard to give Seattle a 14-13 lead.

Hasselbeck finished 16 for 28 for 168 yards.