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Oct 9, 1:00pm - Seahawks at Giants
Game 5
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Giants lose to the Seahawks 36-25.
Eli Manning was 24 of 39 for 321 yards with 3 TDs and 3 INTs.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 58 yards on 17 carries and had 2 catches for 27 yards.
Danny Ware rushed for 3 yards on 4 carries and had 1 catch for 22 yards.
Victor Cruz caught 8 passes for 161 yards and 1 TD and ran the ball once for 3 yards.
Jake Ballard caught 3 passes for 72 yards and 1 TD.
Hakeem Nicks caught 4 passes for 65 yards and 1 TD.
Mario Manningham caught 5 passes for 56 yards.
Bear Pascoe caught 1 pass for 17 yards.
Aaron Ross had 1 interception.
Jason Pierre-Paul
had 2.5 sacks.
Osi Umenyiora
had 1.5 sacks.

Mathias Kiwanuka
had 1 sack.

Michael Boley, Rocky Bernard, and Deon Grant each recovered a fumble.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 26 yard field goal.

Game Notes:
"This was a tough game to sit through. At the end of the half you were happy just that the Giants were tied at 14-14. The Seahawks were bringing it and really, the Giants should have known what was coming. Their offense used the no huddle that worked so well for them last week, and the Giants couldn't stop them. Except for the Seahawks making so many mistakes, this would have been a disaster by the end of the half.
Aside from being a fan, you had to figure that the Giants were the better team and that they would come back in the second half to dominate this game. That certainly seemed more likely when Seahawks starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson injured himself on a running play in the third quarter. Instead the Giants continued to make their own mistakes that included getting hit for a safety to let Seattle take the a 16-14 lead.
The fourth quarter was a real wild one with the score switching back from the Giants to Seattle twice as Seattle's backup quarterback Charlie Whitehurst improved on his game, and Giants receiver Victor Cruz gave and then took away. It came down to the Giants being down 29-25 with 1:27 to go, having a first and ten at the Seahawks 10 yard line and Manning hitting Cruz with a pass at the six yard line that he tried to pull in like he did with an earlier sensational catch. This one ended up in the hands of a defender who took it 94 yards past the Giants goal line for the final score of 36-25. Cruz makes big plays and is a big fan favorite and for the second week in a row he'll have a lot of reporters by his locker asking questions. This week will be worse because of the loss. This Giants team has to get their act together before they play Buffalo next week."


Game Notes:
"At the end of the half the Giants found themselves lucky to be in this game with anything like a tie score. They were zero and five on third downs. They averaged just 2.5 yards on 14 rushing plays for a grand total of 35 yards. Luckily, Eli Manning had completed 10 of his 15 passes for 147 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.
The Giants can't run and now they can't hide that any longer. It doesn't matter what running back you put on the field, it just doesn't work. They finished this game with 69 rushing yards. With Brandon Jacobs out, Ahmad Bradshaw had most of the workload and he finished with 17 carries for 58 yards for a 3.4 average. Take away his early 12 yard run and you have the Giants without any kind of running game they can count on. They finished with making just one of their 12 third down attempts.
On defense the Giants once again showed they can get a pass rush going, but when it doesn't happen, the secondary gets hit. Tarvaris Jackson and backup Charlie Whitehurst combined for 26 completions on 41 attempts for 279 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. Whitehurst actually did better than Jackson against the Giants defense and there is no way that should have happened.
Other factors were that the Seahawks made three turnovers in the first half to the Giants two, but the Seahawks got their act together and made no more. The Giants added three more. Also the Giants were without three starters. DE Justin Tuck - would have mattered, RB Brandon Jacobs - would not have mattered, and center David Baas - would have mattered. On another note, I don't like to see Aaron Ross out there trying to return punts. The Giants benefited today from his interception and coverage in general, and I'd hate to see the already suspect secondary lose him to an injury."

Scoring:
First Quarter

SEATTLE - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Ben Obomanu 11 Yard Pass From Tarvaris Jackson (Steven Hauschka Kick)
Drive: 8 plays, 80 yds, 2:32
Seattle 7-0

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Jake Ballard 12 Yard Pass From Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes Kick)
Drive: 7 plays, 80 yds, 3:20
Tied 7-7

SEATTLE - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Marshawn Lynch 1 Yard Run (Steven Hauschka Kick)
Drive: 2 plays, 48 yds, 0:17
Seattle 14-7

Second Quarter

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Hakeem Nicks 19 Yard Pass From Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes Kick)
Drive: 4 plays, 59 yds, 0:40
Tied 14-14

Third Quarter
SEATTLE - SAFETY
Play: D.J. Ware -5 Yard Run, Tackled In Own End Zone
Drive: 1 plays, -5 yds, 0:00
Seattle 16-14
Fourth Quarter

SEATTLE - FIELD GOAL
Play:
Steven Hauschka 51 Yard Field Goal
Drive: 9 plays, 33 yds, 2:45
Seattle 19-14

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Victor Cruz 68 Yard Pass From Eli Manning (Ahmad Bradshaw Run For Two-Point Conversion)
Drive: 3 plays, 65 yds, 1:51
Giants 22-19

SEATTLE - FIELD GOAL
Play:
Steven Hauschka 43 Yard Field Goal
Drive: 4 plays, 0 yds, 0:24
Tied 22-22

GIANTS - FIELD GOAL
Play:
Lawrence Tynes 26 Yard Field Goal
Drive: 0 plays, 72 yards in 5:26
Giants 25-22

SEATTLE - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Doug Baldwin 27 Yard Pass From Charlie Whitehurst (Steven Hauschka Kick)
Drive: 7 plays, 80 yds, 2:12
Seattle 29-25

SEATTLE - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Brandon Browner 90 Yard Interception Return (Steven Hauschka Kick)
Drive: 5 plays, 70 yds, 1:29
Seattle 36-25


Notes:
Giants safety Deon Grant played for the Seahawks from 2007-09.

Giants Tom Coughlin (65) and Pete Carroll (60) are the NFL’s two oldest coaches.
Pete Carroll now has the edge with two wins to Tom Coughlin's one.

Giants Osi Umenyiora moved past Keith Hamilton on the all time sack list with 63.5 sacks.
That puts him in fourth place.

Eli Manning threw a career-high 420 yards and 3 touchdowns, completing 24 of 39 passes.
Eli Manning also threw 3 interceptions and lost a fumble.

Seahawks scored a touchdown for the first time this season in the first quarter.
It was on their opening drive.


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