SEATTLE (AP) — Tyler Lockett caught a 33-yard touchdown walk from Geno Smith with 9:18 left, and the Seattle Seahawks won their 3rd straight, 27-13 implicit the New York Giants connected Sunday.
The lone matchup of teams with winning records successful the NFL this week was a slugfest until the 4th quarter, erstwhile Lockett made up for 2 large mistakes earlier successful the crippled and Seattle rookie moving backmost Kenneth Walker III yet broke free, helping the astonishing Seahawks (5-3) enactment atop the NFC West.
New York (6-2) saw its four-game triumph streak snapped entering its bye week and mislaid crushed to undefeated Philadelphia successful the NFC East — mostly due to the fact that the Seahawks corralled Saquon Barkley, who was held to a season-low 53 yards connected 20 carries and had 3 catches for 9 yards.
Lockett hauled successful a abbreviated walk astatine the 3-yard enactment successful the archetypal half, but Adoree’ Jackson forced and recovered a fumble, starring to a 1-yard TD tally from Barkley. Late successful the 3rd quarter, Lockett was escaped down the Giants secondary but dropped what would person been a 33-yard touchdown.
Given different accidental connected Seattle’s adjacent drive, Lockett came through. First helium made a coagulated 12-yard catch. Then helium made a stutter-and-go determination connected Jackson and flashed unfastened down the sideline. Smith’s propulsion was connected people for the touchdown and a 20-13 Seattle lead.
Seattle added security with 5:22 near acknowledgment to Walker. New York’s Richie James fumbled his 2nd punt instrumentality of the game, giving Seattle the shot astatine the Giants 32. Two plays later, Walker reversed his field, broke tackles and scooted 16 yards for the clinching touchdown.
Walker finished with 51 yards connected 18 carries. Smith was 23 of 34 for 212 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 3-yard TD walk to DK Metcalf successful the 2nd quarter. Smith was 5 for 5 for 75 yards connected the thrust capped by Lockett’s scoring catch. Both Lockett (hamstring/oblique) and Metcalf (knee) were questionable entering the game.
Barkley entered the week starring the NFL successful yards from scrimmage and was 2nd successful yards rushing. His erstwhile play debased connected the crushed was 70 yards against Green Bay. But helium struggled against a Seahawks defence that gave up 235 yards rushing to New Orleans little than a period ago.
The deficiency of a tally crippled enactment unit connected Daniel Jones, who avoided large mistakes but didn’t marque immoderate large plays done the air. Jones was 17 of 31 for 176 yards and was sacked 5 times.
COACHING RANKS
Seattle manager Pete Carroll tied Bud Grant for 18th connected the all-time triumph database with 168, including playoffs.
Carroll was besides penalized for sideline interference precocious successful the 4th fourth erstwhile helium collided with an official. Referee Jerome Boger inadvertently announced the punishment arsenic being against the “Seattle Mariners.”
INJURIES
New York mislaid antiaircraft lineman Nick Williams successful the archetypal 4th to a biceps wounded and James was ruled retired with a concussion aft helium deed the backmost of his caput connected the turf aft his 2nd fumble. Seattle played astir the full crippled without walk rusher Darrell Taylor owed to a hep injury, and versatile information Ryan Neal limped disconnected successful the 4th fourth with an evident limb injury.
UP NEXT
Giants: After a bye, New York hosts Houston connected Nov. 13.
Seahawks: At Arizona adjacent Sunday.
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