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Yesterday was the most dominant I have seen the Giants play in years. They looked like a completely different team from start to finish, well almost start to finish.

After a beautiful opening drive to Seattle's one-yard line, the Giants did the most Giants thing ever by fumbling the ball and allowing a 101-yard return for TD by the defense. But before I could reach for the remote to change the channel, Daniel Jones led yet another methodical drive down the field, ending in a Wan'Dale Robinson touchdown. 

Daboll seemed a little more lenient in throwing the ball deep, despite Seattle's talented secondary. Taking these risks worked out multiple times for the Giants who completed their most deep throws of the season, even without Malik Nabers. 

The long ball threat created openings in the run game for Tyrone Tracy Jr who had got the brunt of the load due to Devin Singletary's injury. Tracy had 18 carries for 129 yards on the ground and seemed always to find a hole against a talented Seattle defensive front. As a fan, I'm so glad to see the Giants finally utilizing his unique skill set, and hope to see more from him even when Singletary returns.

That said, the reason New York won this game was because of its front seven. The team combined for seven sacks, giving the 22 on year which leads the NFL. D.J. Davidson had two, Burns had one, Nacho and Thibs each had a half-sack, and Dexter Lawrence (who should be considered for DPOY) had three, bringing his total to six on the season. The d-line demolished Seattle's offensive line and didn't allow a touchdown until the fourth quarter.

After that Seattle score, I'm sure many Giants fans like myself saw the ship sinking into what would be another last-minute loss like we have experienced so many times in the last decade. But with 55 seconds left and a chance to tie the game, the Seahawks had their field goal blocked by Giants' safety Isaiah Simmons and returned for a touchdown by Bryce Ford-Wheaton.

(image via Jennifer Buchanan, The Seattle Times)

99 times out of 100, the Seahawks drill that kick, get the ball to start overtime, and go down and score a touchdown to end the game. But by some miracle, Simmons was able to perfectly time that jump and send us home victorious, 29-20.

This is the team I expected the Giants to be this year, gritty and in it until the end and they were able to get it done today.

Looking ahead to next week, the Giants host the 1-4 Bengals on Sunday Night Football. 



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