Giants shut down Geno Smith, Seahawks to grab 29-20 win in latest survivor pool stunner

More than 40% of Yahoo Sports users selected the Seahawks to beat the Giants this week. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks’ offense appears to have stalled out.

After dominating in recent weeks, and racking up a ridiculous 516 total yards in Week 4, the Seahawks fell flat on Sunday afternoon at Lumen Field. That opened the door for Daniel Jones and the New York Giants, who held on late and ran a blocked field goal back for a touchdown in the final minute to grab a 29-20 win in Seattle.

The Giants, after dropping back-to-back games to open the season, have now won two of their last three. The Seahawks have lost two straight.

And, for the lucky few who have made it this far in their survivor pools, the Giants’ win marked the latest massive elimination this season. More than 40% of Yahoo Sports users selected the Seahawks to win this week in their Survivor Pools, which was by far the most popular choice. The survivor pool favorites have now gone down in four of the first five weeks of the season.

Smith entered Sunday afternoon as the league’s passing leader after he threw for a career-high 395 yards in their loss to the Detroit Lions last week. That loss marked their first of the season, and was Smith’s second game with at least 300 passing yards this season.

But on Sunday, Smith couldn’t get much going at all until the very end. He went 28-of-40 for 284 yards and one touchdown. He was also their rushing leader with 73 yards on the ground.

Jones and the Giants took full advantage. After entering halftime tied up 10-10, the Giants took the lead out of the locker room after Jones hit Darius Slayton for a 30-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone. That came two plays after Slayton was penalized for a finger gun celebration, too.

The two teams then alternated field goals, and the Giants then pushed their lead to 10 points early in the fourth quarter on a third field goal from Greg Joseph after they stuffed the Seahawks on a…

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Author : Yahoo Sports

Publish date : 2024-10-06 23:25:02

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