The Seahawks are back off of their Bye Week against the New York Giants this week. Unless they figure out how to block, expect another ugly game this Sunday.
TheSeahawksslipped a half-game out of first place in the NFC West this week after the Rams defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars to go to 4-2. Their Week 7 opponent, the New York Giants, appeared left for dead coming into their road game against Denver last night, then they pummeled the Broncos 23-10 on Sunday Night Football.
The Giants aren’t dead yet, despite an inept offense ravaged by injuries. Indeed, the New York has about three offensive skill position players above replacement level at this point, and that’s being nice to quarterbackEli Manning, who was once again bad against Denver last night.
But it was the Giants defense that woke up against the Broncos. Defensive endJason Pierre-Paulrecorded three sacks and generally didn’t allow Denver quarterbackTrevor Siemiantime to do much of anything all night.
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JPP wasn’t the only defensive player to show up against Denver. SafetyLandon Collinsplayed well, as did cornerbackJanoris Jenkins, who returned an interception for a touchdown and forced a fumble. The turnovers made up for Broncos wide receiverDemaryius Thomaspopping off for 133 yards.Eli Appleturned in a non-terrible performance for the first time this season, too.
The New York defensive line could keep the Seahawks andRussell Wilsonbottled up on Sunday. In a defensive struggle, don’t think a 1-5 Giants team can’t knock Seattle off at home. This could be a dangerous game if the offensive line continues to struggle.
The only Giants offensive player who could hurt the Seahawks is rookie tight endEvan Engram. I know that any player any week could have a breakout, but it’s unreasonable to expect any of New York’s receivers replacingOdell BeckhamJr. andBrandon MarshalltorchingRichard Sherman,Earl Thomas, and company.
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