Giants lose to the Seahawks 27-13

"The Giants offense was dismal in the first half of this game. They came up with only three first downs for a total of 46 yards. Down 7-0 the Giants were lucky in the second quarter when the defense got them the ball at the Seahawks 2-yard line. Saquon Barkley ran the ball twice to get into the end zone, and the score was tied. After that, the Giants turned the ball over to Seattle in the red zone when a punt return was fumbled. Seattle was only able to score a field goal, and the score ended up being 10-7 at the end of the half.
The troubling part was that the Giants offense hadn't been able to do very much up to this point except take advantage of what the defense had provided them. I was hoping to see a breakout in the second half. It started out that way when Daniel Jones got into a groove, and during this drive completed three long passes that went for first downs. Two went to Darius Slayton, and one to Saquon Barkley. Things ended with Graham Gano coming in to kick a 31 yard field goal to tie the score at 10-10.
Seattle attempted a 51-yard field goal on their next possession, and it worked to put them up by three points. After their last drive, I was anxious to see what the Giants would do when they took the field, and it was good. Once again they controlled the ball for a long while, and Jones completed a pass to Slayton that went for 21 yards that got them to midfield. They got down to the Seattle 27-yard line, and Gano kicked a 45 yard field goal to tie the score at 13-13.
Seattle moved fast on their next turn, which ended with Geno Smith throwing a 33 yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett.
Seattle's defense was also effective, next getting the Giants three-and-out. You knew the Giants needed to do much more at that point, and their defense did their part to make that happen. They quickly got Seattle off the field with a three-and-out, and that's when things turned. If Jones and Slayton and Barkley had anything planned, they didn't get their chance. Richie James once again fumbled the punt return, and was hurt in the process. James sustained a concussion, and was helped off the field.
After the Seahawks went on to score another touchdown off their great field position to take a 27-13 lead with less than five and a half minutes left, you knew this game wasn't going to end well for the Giants. The best drives they had off kickoffs ended with field goals. They could have kicked another on the 4th-and-7 that came up next, but three points wasn't going to cut it here. An incomplete pass to Marcus Johnson had them turning the ball over on downs.
The next time the Giants got the ball back, there was no chance with just over a minute left. The highlight was a Jones 18 yard pass to tight end Tanner Hudson for a first down. Hudson had made some other nice catches earlier on filling in for Daniel Bellinger, who was out due to a fractured eye socket. Hopefully all the injured Giants will get past their bad fortunes, and the upcoming bye week will help. This game ended on a real sour note, as if we needed more, with Jones being sacked on each of the last two plays with time running out."

"The Giants had been working hard at winning one score games, but that concept failed them today when two turnovers, deep in their own territory, cost them 10 points. The final score was wider than that, but the Giants offense lost the opportunity to be on the field two times, and the Seahawks had two extra thanks to turnovers.
As in many of the games this season, the offense got off to a slow start, and that hurt the Giants chances at coming away with a win. Of their six total possessions in the first half, the first three were three-and-outs, and another came near the end of the half. There was an 8-play drive for 24 yards, and that 2-play drive for a touchdown. Daniel Jones owes big thanks to his defensive unit's work in creating a turnover to have him start at the Seahawks 2-yard line.
Once again in this first half, it was the Giants defense carrying the team. They gave up only one touchdown, and limited the Seahawks to a field goal after a special teams fumble had them taking the field from their own 19 yard line. If that turnover didn't happen, the score would have been tied at the half instead of the Giants trailing 10-7.
It turned out that DK Metcalf was the 'secret weapon' the Seahawks sprung on the Giants, with all the talk that their second top receiver likely wouldn't play today. Metcalf was Geno Smith's main target in the first half, catching 4 of 7 passes for 31 yards, and 1 touchdown. Metcalf would have done even better if the Giants didn't stop him for those three passes that went for incompletions. Smith so far had completed 15 of his 24 passes for 95 yards, and that one touchdown. The Giants defense had sacked Smith 3 times, and limited running back Kenneth Walker III to just 20 yards on 9 carries.
The second half started off better with the Giants running 14 plays, and they controlled the ball for almost nine minutes of the third quarter. With all that effort they ended up with a field goal to tie the score. It was tied again when the Seahawks, and the Giants, each added field goals. The Giants defense let down on the Seahawks next drive allowing Smith to complete 5 straight passes for 75 yards, including the 33-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyler Lockett.
After the Giants went three-and-out, their defense toughened up. With more than half the fourth quarter gone, they forced the Seahawks off the field with a three-and-out in just a minute and a half. The Giants opportunity to get things going disappeared quickly when punt returner Richie James once again fumbled the ball back to the Seahawks.
The Giants couldn't stop the Seahawks from scoring another touchdown to make the score 27-13 with just over five minutes left to play. That was too much for the Giants to overcome, and it became the final score. The Giants method of winning games by coming from behind in the fourth quarter failed them, as costly mistakes were made. The Giants will next be on a bye week before hosting the Houston Texans. You know they'll be using the time to figure out how to get their offense on the move."

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