Marshawn Lynch scored four rushing touchdowns as the Seattle Seahawks battled back against the New York Giants to claim a 38-17 victory in their NFL clash at CenturyLink Field this evening.
Seattle took the lead on their first possession of the game as quarterback Russell Wilson drove them seamlessly downfield to the goal line. On the one-yard line he handed the ball off to Lynch who powered through for the touchdown.
The Giants rallied as Zack Bowman intercepted a pass from Wilson and Eli Manning guided his side into the endzone, evading the pressure from the Seahawks' pass-rush and lofting a pass to Preston Parker for the score.
New York went ahead in the match when Manning lofted a pass deep downfield for Odell Beckham, who beat the coverage of Richard Sherman, for a big gain. Manning and Beckham connected again to move the visitors to the goal line before Andre Williams crashed over for the touchdown.
Seattle battled back just before the break as they made crucial plays on third and fourth down to restore their attacking momentum. Wilson moved his side to the goal line, where he handed the ball off to Lynch who powered in for his second touchdown of the game.
Josh Brown kicked the Giants back into the lead just before the break when he fired an effort through the posts from 41 yards.
In the second half, the Seahawks managed to get back on level terms when Steven Hauschka nailed a 28-yard field goal through the posts after his side's offense had failed to punch the ball into the endzone from the goal line.
An interception of Manning late in the third quarter by Earl Thomas allowed Seattle to threaten the Giants once more, but this time they did find the endzone as Wilson handed the ball to Lynch, who powered through the line for the touchdown.
The Seahawks moved further ahead in the fourth when they rode their luck as they fumbled twice, but the ball was gathered both times by Pete Carroll's men before Lynch cruised over the right side of the line for his fourth score of the game.
Wilson made sure of the victory late in the game when he took the ball over the goal line himself with a run to the right side to guide his side to their sixth win of the season.
Simon Sinclair
