RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks are about to find out just how back to their old selves they really are.

Coach Pete Carroll, though, thinks the Seahawks have rediscovered themselves during a three-game winning streak that righted a season that was unquestionably listing after a 3-3 start.

“I think we take three weeks here in a row that we really are pleased with the progress we’re making,” Carroll said of Sunday’s 38-17 win over the New York Giants that improved the team’s record to 6-3. “We have a lot of areas that we need to keep working at to improve and we will hopefully keep improving all the way through the season here but the intensity is really there.”

It especially was in the second half as the Seahawks rallied from a 17-14 halftime deficit, scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter thanks in large part to an offense that rushed for 350 yards, most in team history.

Marshawn Lynch had 140 yards and four rushing touchdowns while Russell Wilson added 107 rushing yards on bootlegs and zone-read runs.

Seattle now leads the NFL in rushing at 170.9 per game, a franchise record pace, and the kind of style Carroll says he wants his team to play.

“I think we’re more like we’ve been and we like it so we’re going to keep going,” Carroll said.

That running game has helped buck up a passing attack that has been decidedly below average of late, as Wilson has not thrown for more than 200 yards or had a passer rating of better than 80 in any of the last three games. He also threw two interceptions against the Giants.

Carroll, though, said he was not overly concerned about the passing attack.

“We haven’t been quite as sharp as we’ve been,” he said. “We have not relied on it as much. We have been running the football with more intent and so that which with we’ve been getting done is good enough to get wins. We have areas that we can improve, throwing and catching we can always get better. I really think the good thing is that we have won three games and we can do better.”

Seattle may need that ability to do better in the passing game now that it enters a particularly tough stretch of games.

Beginning with Sunday’s game at Kansas City, the Seahawks will play six straight against teams that won at least 10 games last season and that all are in the playoff hunt this season. Three of the first four are on the road, with a home game against Arizona a week from Sunday followed by visits to San Francisco and Philadelphia.

With Seattle two games behind Arizona in the NFC West, every game is now basically a must-win if the Seahawks want to get home field for any round of the playoffs. Five of Seattle’s final seven games come against NFC West foes, including two each against the Cardinals and 49ers.

“The fact that we have all the division games coming up in the scheduling is really exciting,” Carroll said. “It leaves everything out there for you and we’ll see how that goes when the time comes but Kansas City is attracting our focus right now; the rest of the schedule isn’t.”

REPORT CARD VS. GIANTS

PASSING OFFENSE: D — Another rough day that was offset by yet another win. Still, while the Seahawks ultimately won comfortably, the passing game has to be something of a concern at this point as Russell Wilson has thrown for under 200 yards with ratings of under 80 in three straight games. Wilson also threw two interceptions Sunday, one coming when he misread a coverage and the other when he assumed a cornerback was playing soft and also threw a slightly off-target pass. Wilson’s running is an incredibly unique asset, but those who have long questioned his passing ability are finding some ammo the last few weeks. Protection also remains spotty.

RUSHING OFFENSE: A — It’s hard to imagine a better day than 350 yards and five rushing touchdowns. Seattle got great blocking up front, aided by the return of veteran center Max Unger, and also some expert management of the game plan from Wilson, who expertly handled zone reads and bootlegs on his way to 107 yards. And Marshawn Lynch simply had one of the best games of his career with 140 yards and four touchdowns, continuing a season that ranks as among the best he has ever had. Seattle also got a career-high 71 yards from second-year running back Christine Michael. One slight blemish — three fumbles, though only one of which was lost.

PASS DEFENSE: B-plus — The Seahawks struggled to stop Eli Manning in the first half as he threw for 193 yards and one touchdown. Five of his throws went to Odell Beckham for 92 yards. But Seattle covered better in the second half — one adjustment was leaving a safety up top — and shut out the Giants while holding Beckham to just two catches for 16 yards. Seattle also got a game-turning interception from safety Earl Thomas on a pass that Beckham tipped in the end zone while heavily covered by Richard Sherman. And Jeron Johnson, making his first start at strong safety in place of the injured Kam Chancellor, led the team with eight tackles. Rookie linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis also continues to play well blitzing and in coverage in nickel situations.

RUSH DEFENSE: A — A good day as the Giants managed just 54 yards on 17 carries with a long of 11 on an end-around by Beckham. Andre Williams had just 33 yards on 13 carries with a long of seven as the Seahawks never let the Giants get a traditional ground game going. K.J. Wright has thrived since moving back to his regular weakside linebacker spot after two games in the middle in place of injured Bobby Wagner and had seven tackles while Thomas also played a strong game at free safety with six tackles. But the real key was strong play up front from the likes of Michael Bennett, and for a half, tackle Brandon Mebane, before Mebane left with a hamstring pull.

SPECIAL TEAMS: B — A better day in this department after some struggles the last few weeks thanks in part to the return from injury of some key special teams players such as cornerback Jeremy Lane, who was again a regular as a gunner on coverage teams, among other tasks. There weren’t a lot of returns on either side and not much happened there. But the Seahawks didn’t make any critical errors. Punter Jon Ryan had just one punt and kicker Steven Hauschka made his only field goal, from 28 yards out.

COACHING: A — Seattle had an offensive game plan that made total sense against a fading New York team that was coming off a Monday night game and then had to make the long trip to Seattle: pound on the ground until the Giants cave in. Seattle stuck with the run despite being behind much of the first half and still tied until early in the fourth quarter and it ultimately paid off. The Seahawks also appear to have weathered all the turmoil from the Percy Harvin trade and the accompanying media spotlight, having won three in a row to stay on the heels of Arizona in the NFC West.