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Seahawks 38, Giants 17
SEATTLE — Marshawn Lynch rushed for 140 yards and four touchdowns, including two fourth-quarter scores to help the Seattle Seahawks pull away for a 38-17 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.
Lynch gave Seattle a 24-17 lead on a 3-yard touchdown run two minutes into the fourth quarter, then he added another score on a 17-yard run five minutes later to put the game away.
Playing behind an offensive line that saw the return of Pro Bowlers Max Unger and Russell Okung from injury, Lynch ran for a season-high total while Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson added 107 rushing yards and a touchdown.
The Seahawks (6-3) piled up a franchise-record 350 rushing yards in the win. The previous team record was 320 yards, set in a 2005 win over the Houston Texans.
Seattle overcame three turnovers, including two Wilson interceptions, and escaped a pair of fourth-quarter fumbles that were recovered by Seahawks teammates. While holding a seven-point lead with nine minutes remaining, Wilson fumbled near the Giants’ 20-yard line, but Seahawks lineman Alvin Bailey recovered. Two plays later, Lynch fumbled near the 10, with receiver Paul Richardson recovering.
Seattle rallied from a 17-14 halftime deficit by scoring 24 unanswered points in the second half.
Lynch scored two first-half touchdowns before Giants kicker Josh Brown drilled a 41-yard field goal to give the Giants (3-6) a 17-14 lead heading into halftime.
The Seahawks marched down the field for a touchdown on their opening drive, but things quickly turned in the Giants’ favor shortly thereafter. Cornerback Zack Bowman interception set up an Eli Manning-to-Preston Parker touchdown pass to tie the score 7-7 late in the first quarter, then the Giants marched 80 yards and took a 14-7 lead on an Andre Williams 3-yard run less than six minutes later.
Seattle responded with a 15-play, 85-yard drive over 8 1/2 minutes to tie the score 14-14 on Lynch’s second touchdown run with 1:57 left in the half. The Giants then closed out the half with an 11-play, 57-yard drive that led to Brown’s go-ahead field goal.
Manning completed 29 of 44 passes for 283 yards and a touchdown but also had a costly turnover that set up Lynch’s fourth score. Manning also fumbled the ball away in the final minutes when it fell out of his hand as he went to throw a pass on a wet, rainy day at CenturyLink Field.
NOTES: Seattle C Max Unger was back in the lineup after missing four games with a sprained foot. LT Russell Okung was also back after missing a game with a strained calf. … The Seahawks’ inactives included four injured starters: S Kam Chancellor (groin), MLB Bobby Wagner (toe), G James Carpenter (ankle) and TE Zach Miller (ankle). … Giants CB Zack Bowman made his second start of the season Sunday, when he stepped in to replace injured Prince Amukamara. … Giants RB Andre Williams got his second consecutive start in place of Rashad Jennings (knee). … Seattle’s first three plays of the game went for 23, 32 and 14 yards to set up Marshawn Lynch’s 1-yard touchdown run. … Giants RB Peyton Hillis suffered a concussion in the first quarter, ending his afternoon after just three series. … Seattle DT Brandon Mebane (hamstring) came out of the game late in the first half.
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