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The Seattle Seahawks reach a 10-10 draw against the New York Giants with a sleep walk

The Seattle Seahawks reach a 10-10 draw against the New York Giants with a sleep walk

The Seattle Seahawks were outclassed in almost every way by the upset New York Giants in an unforgettable first half, but luck and opportunistic play allowed them to take a 10-10 lead into halftime at Lumen Field.

Despite Leonard Williams and Julian Love returning from injury, Seattle could not come close to matching the dominant defense from the first three games of the season, allowing Daniel Jones to have a near-perfect first half, completing 14 of 18 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown for Wan'Dale Robinson. The Giants also had success on the ground, with Tyrone Tracy Jr. leading the charge and rushing for 48 yards on just six carries, while Jones added 35 yards on eight carries and called his own number.

Overall, New York outscored Seattle 226 to 90, converting four of eight third-down opportunities and holding the ball for nearly 22 minutes, including three possessions of eight or more plays.

Luckily for the Seahawks, Giants running back Eric Gray coughed up the ball just before crossing the goal line on their first possession after driving 79 yards, and safety Rayshawn Jenkins snatched the fumble, sprinting 70 yards before jogging and finally settling en route to a franchise-record 102-yard touchdown return that inexplicably gave the home team a 7-0 lead.

Unfortunately, while Geno Smith completed nine of 14 passes for 97 yards and led a late scoring drive with two quick completions to set up Jason Myers for a game-winning field goal, Seattle's offense stalled for most of the first half without making an attempt Run football. In total, Smith dropped back to pass 15 times on 17 plays, with Ken Walker III rushing for two yards just twice, in part because the team was constantly behind the bats due to poor results on first downs.

The Seahawks had a hard time finding much traction on offense as the Giants aggressively sent extra rushers and the offensive line was unable to keep Smith clean, forcing them to rush throws and incompletions. In the end, they converted just one of four third down conversions while only possessing the ball for eight minutes.

Despite all that, Seattle can count themselves very lucky with the draw, as New York outscored them in all three phases while showing the kind of physical football that coach Mike Macdonald demands from his team. Poor tackles and missed coverages were significant problems on defense, while the offense was unable to run or simply refused to try as the offense was unbalanced and failed to find much of a rhythm in the first two quarters.

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