Nottingham Guardian - Seahawks dominate defensively in NFL rout of Giants

NYSE - LSE
CMSD -1.21% 19.84 $
AZN -1.04% 184.835 $
BCE -0.49% 21.535 $
RBGPF 0% 75.17 $
CMSC -0.46% 19.989 $
BTI -0.23% 60.68 $
NGG -0.58% 83.14 $
GSK -1.73% 50.36 $
RIO 0.44% 84.91 $
BCC -0.7% 69.93 $
JRI -0.51% 11.77 $
RYCEF -1.94% 17.56 $
VOD 0.61% 15.595 $
BP 1.3% 45.165 $
RELX 0.09% 39.945 $
Seahawks dominate defensively in NFL rout of Giants
Seahawks dominate defensively in NFL rout of Giants / Photo: AL BELLO - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Seahawks dominate defensively in NFL rout of Giants

Seattle rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon returned an interception 97 yards for a touchdown as the Seahawks' defense dominated the New York Giants in a 24-3 victory on Monday.

Text size:

Witherspoon, the fifth overall pick in this year's NFL Draft, had seven tackles, including his first two quarterback sacks, and a deflected pass as Seattle forced three Giants turnovers.

The Seahawks improved to 3-1 while the Giants, who haven't scored a touchdown in the first half all season, fell to 1-3.

Kenneth Walker scored on a one-yard run to give Seattle a 14-3 halftime lead. Witherspoon had his pickoff touchdown in the third quarter and Jason Myers added a 34-yard field goal for the Seahawks in the fourth.

Geno Smith flipped a six-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf and Seattle grabbed a 7-0 lead in the first quarter but the Giants answered in the second on a 55-yard Graham Gano field goal.

Seahawks safety Jamal Adams suffered a concussion on the game's opening drive and missed the remainder of the contest -- his first game since being sidelined in last year's opener with a torn quad muscle.

Adams was lost after being kneed in the helmet by Giants quarterback Daniel Jones.

A.Kenneally--NG