Seattle Seahawks vs. NY Giants – 6 Takeaways from 17-12 loss
Defense Slowly Coming Along
Since Jamal Adams returned from injury and Carlos Dunlap has come to the Emerald City, this Seattle Seahawks defense has gradually improved. They’re not anywhere close to the Legion of Boom level, but they are getting better. Getting better is what this team needs. Especially right now with the offense struggling.
The defense held New York’s offense to 290 yards for an average of 5.3-yards-per-play. Over the course of an entire game, that’s not terrible. The Giants only had two plays go over 20 yards. By contrast, the Seahawks had four. NYG quarterback Colt McCoy had 105 yards, which works out to 4.8 yards-per-attempt. They were able to sack him twice, generate another four QB hits, get five tackles for loss, and five pass deflections.
Let’s not forget about the defensive backs. D.J. Reed started in place of injured Tre’ Flowers (who replaced injured Quinton Dunbar) and was excellent in coverage. As was both Shaquill Griffin and Quandre Diggs. It’s surprising the Seahawks didn’t have more coverage sacks.
But they let Wayne Gallman Jr and Alfred Morris run all over them in the second half. Gallman averaged 8.4 yards a carry and ripped off a 60-yarder, ending his day with 16 carries for 135 yards. Saquon Barkley-like numbers from a third-string running back. At least the defense forced half-a-dozen punts, with half of them being three-and-outs.
There goes @qdiggs6, still on his feet for the interception! 💨
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