SEATTLE – Daniel Jones threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns, Bryce Ford-Wheaton returned a blocked 60-yard field goal attempt for a touchdown with 55 seconds left and the short-handed New York Giants beat the Seattle Seahawks 29-20 Sunday.

Without two of its best offensive players, New York (2-3) played a masterful game plan that built a 23-13 lead midway through the fourth quarter. The Giants then engineered a big special teams play that had Seattle on the verge of potentially forcing overtime.

Seattle’s Jason Myers prepared for a 47-yard field goal attempt with 1:05 left that could have made the score 23-23. New York’s Isaiah Simmons jumped cleanly across the gap between the guard and the long snapper on the offensive line and hit the kick that bounced into the arms of Ford-Wheaton for the game-winning score that sent the home fans heading for the exits .

The finish was stunning after Seattle appeared to be on the verge of an improbable rebound, potentially handing the Giants another one-point loss. Geno Smith threw a 5-yard touchdown to Jaxon Smith-Njigba with 2:09 left, capping a 95-yard touchdown drive. Unable to get a first down, New York returned a punt to Seattle, only to see Smith score 32 yards on the first play to put the Seahawks (3-2) within field goal range .

But the drive stalled and Simmons got away with the blocked kick.

Jones led the entire production with one of the best games of his career. Despite playing without rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers and running back Devin Singletary, the Giants developed a plan of short passes and rushing runs that allowed New York to control possession and keep Seattle’s offense on the sidelines .

Jones finished 23 of 34, throwing touchdowns of 7 yards to Wan’Dale Robinson and his 30-yard strike to Darius Slayton early in the third quarter gave the Giants a 17-10 lead they refused to relinquish.

Fifth-round rookie pick Tyrone Tracy rushed for 129 yards, filling in Singletary’s absence, while Slayton had eight catches for 122 yards while Nabers was sidelined.

The Giants managed a total of 420 yards and had the ball for more than 37 minutes.

The win could have been even more comfortable for New York if Eric Gray hadn’t fumbled at the goal line, allowing Rayshawn Jenkins to return it 102 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. But that was the only highlight of a frustrating day for the Seahawks.

Smith was 28 of 40 for 284 yards and rushed for another 72 yards, but Seattle’s running game was mostly ineffective. Smith was sacked seven times – three of them by Dexter Lawrence II.

Playing just a short week after losing at Detroit on Monday night, the Seahawks were overtaken by coaches and seemed a little slow throughout. There were sloppy penalties, poor tackling and poor protection from Smith.

And there isn’t much time for corrections with a divisional game against San Francisco coming up on Thursday night.

Injuries

Seattle fullback Uchenna Nwosu injured his hamstring in the first half and was sidelined at halftime. Nwosu made his season debut after missing the first four weeks due to a knee sprain he sustained in preseason. He also missed most of last season with a torn pectoral muscle.

Seattle cornerback Riq Woolen was in and out of the lineup with an ankle injury suffered in the first half, and Derick Hall appeared to injure his foot in the fourth quarter.

Next

Giants: Host Cincinnati next Sunday night.

Seahawks: Host San Francisco on Thursday night.

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