This should be a very interesting football game as Mike Holmgren and Tom Coughlin both had a extra week to prepare for this game due to bye weeks.  The Seahawks will try to run a balanced offense to keep the Giants’ defense honest in rushing the passer.  If Matt Hasselbeck has time to throw the ball against the Giants he will have a good game now that Deion Branch and Bobby Engram are back.  But, the Giants already have 13 sacks this season so Hasselbeck will have to get rid of the ball fast.  RB Julius Jones has been great this season (312 yards rushing, 5.1 yards per carry) but the Giants only allow 84.7 yards rushing per game and 3.8 yards per carry this season.

The Giants would love to pound the football with Brandon Jacobs and Derrick Ward against the Seahawks but they have a good set of linebackers who will make that hard on them to do.  The Seahawks are only allowing 88.0 yards rushing per game and 3.5 yards per carry this season.  The Seahawks would like to force Eli Manning to beat them with his arm as he will be without Plaxico Burress who often snatches bad passes out of the air making him look good.  The Seahawks have 10 sacks already this season and Manning sometimes has trouble when rushed well.

PREDICTION:  NEW YORK GIANTS 24, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 21