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The Seahawks struggled to turn statistical dominance into points in the first half of Sunday’s game against the New York Giants, but after a slow start caused mostly by self-inflicted wounds, the Seahawks took over in the second half on the way to a 24-7 victory that improved their record to 4-2.
Prior to their bye, the Seahawks held a high-scoring Los Angeles offense to just 10 points, and on Sunday the defense picked up where it left off, dominating the Giants throughout the game. The Giants managed just 42 yards in the first half, and finished with 177 yards and only 14 first downs. Seattle very well might have pitched a shutout if not for the Giants getting a short field thanks to a turnover, allowing Eli Manning to have a short field, which he turned into a two-play touchdown drive.
The Seahawks offense produced 10 explosive plays (runs of 12-plus yards or passes of 16-plus), they finished with 425 yards and 26 first downs, yet they also struggled to score points until the second half, managing only a single field goal late in the second quarter.
While the offense as a whole had some consistency issues, Doug Baldwin was again on top of his game throughout, catching nine passes for 92 yards and a touchdown. And as mentioned above, Baldwin could have had another long touchdown pass had a throw from Wilson been a couple yards shorter.
And as always, Baldwin was Wilson’s go-to on third down, playing a big role in Seattle converting 6 of 13 third-down attempts.
Russell Wilson was phenomenal on Sunday, especially for fantasy owners. He passed for three touchdowns and 134 yards.
Seattle will look to beat Houston at home next Sunday.
