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Kevin Patra’s insights:

1. Isaiah Simmons blocks a field goal attempt to secure the away win for the Big Blue. The Giants were on the verge of blowing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter when the Seahawks lined up for a game-winning 47-yard field goal with just over a minute left. Then Simmons struck. The linebacker jumped legally through the A gap without touching a blocker and struck out Jason Myers‘ attempt. Bryce Ford Wheaton returned the pigskin for the game-winning touchdown. It was an exclamation point on a day in which the Giants played well in all three phases. New York released Geno Smith seven times, three of which were by a dominant Dexter Lawrence. The Giants D kept the Seahawks’ offense under control for most of the game, allowing just 90 yards in the first half. Deonte Banks slowly helped DK Metcalf. According to Next Gen Stats, Banks lined up opposite Metcalf on 35 of his 47 routes (74.5%), limiting him to two catches on four targets for 24 yards. And Brian Burns screamed off the edge in large areas. It was a much-needed balanced performance from Brian Daboll’s club to make it 2-3.
2. Giants force their way through the beleaguered Seahawks defense. New York’s offense moved the ball at will in Seattle. Big Blue rushed Seattle for 420 yards. The first drive ended with a fumble by Eric Gray, which was returned 102 yards for a touchdown by the Seahawks’ safety Rayshawn Jenkinsbut possession set the tone for New York. Daniel Jones played his best game all season, dropping pennies and finding the right read to get the chains moving. Jones finished 23 of 34 for 257 yards and two TDs while adding 38 rushing yards on 11 totes. Rookie runs back Tyrone Tracy Jr.which entails a greater workload Devin Singletary out, brought an additional hard-nosed rushing element to the Giants’ backfield. Tracy managed 129 rushing yards on 18 carries (7.2 YPC) while making arm tackles. With Tracy churning out yards, Jones had good down and distance numbers to win over the Seahawks’ secondary. Dimes lived up to his nickname by hitting several good balls deep Darius Slayton. Even without a dynamic rookie Malik NabersThe Giants have proven they can move the ball when Jones is protected and makes good decisions. The question in New York is whether Big Blue can stack up good weeks.
3. Too little, too late for the Seahawks offense. It took 3.5 quarters for the Seahawks to get going on offense. With only possession of the ball for 8:05 minutes in the first half, Smith was unable to find a rhythm. Seattle only managed five first downs in the first half. Despite the difficulties, the score was 10:10 at the break. For the second straight day, Metcalf moved into plus territory and lost the chance to take the lead in the third quarter. Due to the lack of games at the beginning, Kenneth Walker III never got going. Smith’s scrambles were the biggest plays for Seattle on Sunday. Unless they have run threat, Seattle’s offensive line isn’t good enough to pressure Smith. From the start, the quarterback often had players in his face. Smith finally got things going late and Seattle may have had a chance to take the lead late, but Jaxon Smith-Njigba failed to hold onto a third-down out route, leading to the ill-fated field goal attempt. Defensive problems are the biggest problem for Mike Macdonald’s club after two weeks in a row of weakness. However, Seattle could have overcome these issues on Sunday with better execution on offense.

Next Giants-Seahawks Gent Stats insight (via NFL Pro): Geno Smith averaged a throw time of 2.38 seconds against the Giants, his fastest time in a game with the Seahawks. Smith completed 18 of 26 passes for 145 yards in under 2.5 seconds. Smith averaged just 5.2 air yards per attempt, his fewest in a game since Week 4 of last season (4.3), which also came against the Giants.

NFL Research: Sunday marked the first time since Week 16 that the Giants had a player with a passer rating over 100 (Jones), a player with over 100 rush yards (Tracy) and a player with over 100 rec yards (Slayton) in the same game , 2014 (Eli Manning, Andre Williams and Odell Beckham Jr. and Rueben Randle, both with more than 100 rec yards in Rams win).