The Giants came off their bye last weekend and picked up right where they left off the previous two games and beat Cincinnati on the road, 19-17. However, it wasn't all positive for the Giants as quarterback Daniel Jones left the game with a hamstring injury.
It remains unclear if Jones will be able to suit up for this weekend's game. But whether it's Jones or Colt McCoy under center, the Giants have a tall task at hand as they head west to Seattle to take on Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks.
Seattle enters this matchup on a short week after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles, 23-17, at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday. Wilson threw for 230 yards and a touchdown, D.K. Metcalf caught 10 passes for 177 yards and the defense sacked Carson Wentz six times.
Here are five story lines to follow heading into this Week 13 contest:
Can Colt McCoy keep the offense moving?
It is still too early to tell whether or not Daniel Jones will be able to get onto the field for Sunday's game in Seattle. If he does, Jones will look to build on last week's performance where he completed 16 of 27 passes for 213 yards, added 19 rushing yards, and did not turn the ball over for the third consecutive game. But if the hamstring injury forces him to watch this game from the sideline, McCoy would get the start.
In relief last week, McCoy went 6-of-10 for 31 yards while rushing the ball five times for seven yards. In his one and only start for Washington last year, the veteran completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 122 yards with an interception. He also added 14 rushing yards on two carries.
"The expectations are always the same, to be able to go in there and execute whatever we ask you to," head coach Joe Judge said Monday about the quarterback situation. "Listen, not everyone is going to have every snap throughout the week with practice. That's just the reality of the NFL. Colt has to take advantage of every rep that he does get, and he gets a significant amount working against our defense. We try to keep everything as tied in offensively with what maybe we're working with the opponent and what our own offensive techniques are, so that all of our guys come to work and progress with what we're doing…
"I'd say for Colt, he came in the game and, listen, it was a tough thing coming off cold off the sideline. But he came in, did some really nice things for us, made some tough throws in tough situations, made some good runs for us. Look, he's a vet, he has a lot of experience. He goes out there with a good amount of savvy, can really manage a game. But we'll set the game up however we need to, whether it's Daniel, whether it's Colt, whether it's Clayton [Thorson], whoever it ends up being, in terms of working to their strong points."
The Seahawks have the league's worst-ranked pass defense. They have allowed 328.8 passing yards per game, 37 yards more than the Falcons who rank 31st. The Seahawks are doing better when it comes to touchdowns, as the unit's 20 passing touchdowns allowed is tied for the 18th-fewest in the league. But the unit is coming off its strongest outing of the season - Wentz threw for just 215 yards (with a 55.6 completion percentage) with two TDs and an INT on Monday.
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