Giants block kick, return it for touchdown to seal wild win over Seahawks

SEATTLE — This is as far from home as the Giants can go and the cross-country trip proved to be a pleasant diversion for a team that headed home looking and feeling a whole lot better about itself and its prospects for the season.

Before the Giants could get their legs under them on Sunday they gave up a hard-to-believe touchdown on a 101-yard fumble return in what was a 14-point reversal of fortune. 

That could have deterred the Giants but instead, they dominated for long stretches, got vintage play from quarterback Daniel Jones and came away with a well-earned 29-20 victory over the Seahawks at Lumen Field.

The Giants (2-3) did it without Malik Nabers, their rookie sensation wide receiver, and without starting running back Devin Singletary. 

They had to improvise on offense and head coach Brian Daboll did so with aplomb, trusting youngsters who had not done much in the first four games. 

Rookie running back Tyrone Tracy gained 129 rushing yards and rookie tight end Theo Johnson was a part of the passing attack. 

Jones (23 of 34, 257 yards) tossed touchdown passes to Wan’Dale Robinson and Darius Slayton and did not turn the ball over. 

Slayton, filling Nabers’ big-play role, had eight catches for 122 yards.

The Giants needed a final defensive stand to hold on, as the Seahawks, trailing 23-20, took over with 1:40 left. 

They got into field goal range but with 55 seconds remaining the Giants came up with a huge play on special teams. 

Jason Myers lined up for a 47-yard field goal attempt to tie the game but Isaiah Simmons leaped up and made the block. 

The ball was scooped up by Bryce Ford-Wheaton, who raced 60 yards for a touchdown to turn tension into exhilaration for the Giants.