Predicting what will happen in the Seattle Seahawks’ Week 5 game against the New York Giants.
Happy Sunday, Seattle Seahawks fans! It’s time for another edition of Seahawks gameday predictions. Let’s take a look back at last week’s results before we dive into the predictions for the New York Giants game.
Bold prediction: Anthony Bradford will NOT commit any penalties
Not only did Bradford play a clean game, he limited his pressures allowed. That’s a win in my book.
Seahawks offense prediction: DK Metcalf will get his third straight 100-yard game
It was dicey after a strong first half, but Metcalf eclipsed 100 yards on his final reception.
Seahawks defense prediction: Devon Witherspoon will record either a sack, an interception, or both
Not close to an interception, fairly close to a sack on the opening play of the game, but that’s it.
Enemy prediction: Aidan Hutchinson gets at least one sack
He seems unable to get to Geno Smith. Hutchinson had double-digit pressures and still couldn’t bring Geno down. Three games against the Seahawks, zero sacks.
Game prediction: The Seahawks put up a valiant effort... in a loss
Correct... unfortunately.
The format remains unchanged this week! Let’s see if my accuracy improves.
Bold prediction: The Seahawks eclipse 200 yards rushing
Ryan Grubb has been extraordinarily pass-heavy through four weeks. Will this hold up for the entire season? I don’t know. I think there will be somewhat of a tendency breaker incoming. Kenneth Walker III had few touches but had 80 yards on 12 carries and a hat trick of touchdowns in his return versus the Lions. Zach Charbonnet had just 15 yards on 2 carries as the Seahawks chased a deficit all night.
I expect Seattle to have a lead the whole way, and both Walker and Charbonnet are bad matchups for the Giants defense, which ranks 31st in yards after contact/touch. New York has already allowed 215 on the ground to Washington this season, and I can see this being a day where the Seahawks run game really breaks out.
Seahawks offense prediction: Geno Smith will have his first multi-touchdown pass game of the season
Smith has just four touchdown passes, but it could’ve been six had Jake Bobo and DK Metcalf not both been tackled at the 1-yard line against the Lions. The Seahawks have been excellent at running the ball in the red zone, which has limited Smith’s red zone pass attempts. Three of his four TD passes have been explosive plays, and that ratio isn’t going to hold up over the season. A little course correction is in order and Geno will toss at least two touchdowns.
Seahawks defense prediction: The turnover drought ends
The ballhawk Seahawks appeared to be back when they turned over the Denver Broncos three times on opening day. Seattle has not recorded a takeaway since then, and have been terribly unlucky recovering fumbles. New York has turned it over six times and if the Seahawks can build a big enough lead, the Giants will be pressing more and Daniel Jones will likely make some costly mistakes.
Enemy prediction: Daniel Jones will be sacked fewer than five times
This is a tongue-in-cheek prediction but when you consider Jones took 10 sacks in this same matchup last season and five in the 2022 meeting, that would represent substantial improvement.
I’m not arguing that Jones won’t get heavily pressured, but I will acknowledge that this year’s Giants offensive line is much improved in pass protection. Jones has been sacked only nine times and at a rate of 5.88%, the lowest since 2021. New York’s pass block win rate is a respectable 15th, so the Seahawks aren’t dealing with a pushover.
The Seahawks will have most of their main pass rushers and defensive linemen available, including the return of Leonard Williams and debut of Uchenna Nwosu, but it might not be a total domination in terms of sacks on this occasion.
Game prediction: Seahawks have a messy but comfortable win
The Seahawks are too prone to penalties and turnovers for me to trust that they’ll demolish the Giants by an obscene scoreline. With the defensive front of Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux, and Dexter Lawrence, I can see Seattle’s offense sputtering at times dealing with those three. If special teams continues to be a liability, then the Giants have a path to hang around.
Without Malik Nabers and Devin Singletary, I don’t see how the Giants can move the ball effectively. Something like a 31-10 victory will suffice, with Seattle pulling away in the second half.
