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Kevin Patra’s takeaways:

1. Isaiah Simmons blocks field goal attempt to secure Big Blue road win. The Giants were on the verge of blowing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead as the Seahawks lined up for a game-tying 47-yard field goal with just over a minute remaining. Then Simmons struck. The linebacker legally leaped through the A-gap without touching a blocker and swatted Jason Myers‘ attempt. Bryce Ford-Wheaton returned the pigskin for the game-sealing touchdown. It was an exclamation point to a day in which the Giants played well in all three phases. New York sacked Geno Smith seven times, including three from a dominant Dexter Lawrence. The Giants D held the Seahawks offense in check most of the contest, including allowing just 90 first-half yards. Deonte Banks helped slow DK Metcalf. Banks lined up opposite Metcalf on 35 of his 47 routes (74.5%), limiting him to two catches on four targets for 24 yards, per Next Gen Stats. And Brian Burns screamed off the edge in big spots. It was a much-needed balanced effort from Brian Daboll’s club to move to 2-3.
2. Giants plow through beleaguered Seahawks defense. New York’s offense moved the ball at will in Seattle. Big Blue steamrolled Seattle for 420 yards. The opening drive ended in an Eric Gray fumble returned 102 yards for a touchdown by Seahawks safety Rayshawn Jenkins, but the possession set the tone for New York. Daniel Jones played his best game all season, dropping dimes, and finding the correct read to move the chains. Jones finished 23 of 34 for 257 yards and two TDs while adding 38 rushing yards on 11 totes. Rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr., taking on a more significant workload with Devin Singletary out, brought an added hard-nosed rushing element to the Giants backfield. Tracy generated 129 rushing yards on 18 carries (7.2 YPC), driving through arm tackles. With Tracy churning out yards, Jones was in good down and distances to dice up the Seahawks’ secondary. Dimes lived up to his nickname with several good deep balls to Darius Slayton. Even without dynamic rookie Malik Nabers, the Giants proved they could move the ball when Jones is protected and makes good decisions. The question in New York is whether Big Blue can stack good weeks.
3. Too little, too late for Seahawks’ offense. It took 3.5 quarters for the Seahawks to get things in gear on offense. Possessing the ball for just 8:05 of the first half didn’t allow Smith to get into any rhythm. Seattle generated just five first-half first downs. Despite the struggles, it was 10-10 at the break. For the second consecutive week, Metcalf fumbled in plus territory, wiping out a chance to take a third-quarter lead. With the lack of plays early, Kenneth Walker III never got going. Smith scrambles were the biggest plays for Seattle on Sunday. When they don’t have the threat of the run, Seattle’s offensive line isn’t good enough to keep pressure off Smith. The quarterback often had players on his face off the snap. Smith finally got things moving late, and Seattle had a chance to potentially take a late lead, but Jaxon Smith-Njigba couldn’t hold onto a third-down out-route, leading to the ill-fated field goal attempt. The defensive struggles are the biggest issue for Mike Macdonald’s club after getting scorched for two straight weeks. However, better execution on offense and Seattle could have overcome those issues on Sunday.

Next Gent Stats insight from Giants-Seahawks (via NFL Pro): Geno Smith recorded an average time to throw of 2.38 seconds against the Giants, his quickest in a game with the Seahawks. Smith completed 18 of 26 passes for 145 yards on passes under 2.5 seconds. Smith averaged just 5.2 air yards per attempt, his fewest in a game since Week 4 of last season (4.3), which also came against the Giants.

NFL Research: Sunday marked the first time the Giants have had a player with a 100+ passer rating (Jones), a player with 100+ rush yards (Tracy), and a player with 100+ rec yards (Slayton) in the same game since Week 16, 2014 (Eli Manning, Andre Williams, and Odell Beckham Jr and Rueben Randle both with 100+ rec yds in win at Rams).