The Giants have been solid on defense this season in a lot of facets of the game, but they have been susceptible to the run, allowing an NFL-worst 5.7 yards per carry.
With weather very possibly being a factor in this game, the Seahawks would love to be able to beat the Giants at their own game and take over with a potent rushing attack.
3. Can the Seahawks end New York’s run of success in close games?
While the Giants have earned their way to a 6-1 start by doing a lot of things well, they are also only a few plays or bad breaks away from having more losses. All six of those wins have been by eight or fewer points, and several of them have gone right down to the wire, including last week’s win over Jacksonville that ended with the Jaguars completing a pass to the 1-yard line on the final play of the game before Christian Kirk was stuffed at the goal line by multiple Giants defenders to preserve a six-point win.
“They are going to have the belief, they are going to have the mindset that they know that they can finish a game and win it,” Carroll said. “That gets stronger and it feeds off of itself. That’s a really tremendous asset to have, when you know that you are going to finish well, and those games are to be had. There is no time when this is over, you have to go. There are 60 minutes plus, so we have to be here for it.”
The Seahawks have a pair of close wins themselves, winning by one point in their opener against Denver and by three points in Detroit, and they’ll hope that a raucous home crowd can help give them the edge if this one comes down to the wire.
4. Can an improved defense keep forcing turnovers?
The Seahawks defense has turned things around in a big way in their past two games, but one thing Seattle has done pretty well all season long is take the ball away. With rookie corners Tariq Woolen (four interceptions) and Coby Bryant (four forced fumbles, three of them recovered by Seattle) leading the way, the Seahawks have forced two turnovers in six of their seven games this season.
Unsurprisingly for a 6-1 team, the Giants have been pretty good at taking care of the ball this season, especially of late with just one turnover in their past three games, all of them victories, and Jones has thrown only two interceptions through seven games.
5. Can the Seahawks pass rush keep it up?
With the run defense improving, forcing teams into more obvious passing situations, and with the defensive front freed up to play a more aggressive style the past two…
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