SEATTLE — Here are three instant impressions from the Seahawks' 29-20 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday at Lumen Field.

The poor defensive effort against Detroit was no fluke

Seattle struggled mightily on defense in a 42-29 loss to Detroit on Monday, but the Lions have an excellent offense and the Seahawks were missing a lot of key defensive players.

The Giants are not a good offensive team and the Seahawks defense was healthier for this game. Despite that, the Giants were able to run and pass the ball with great success.

Daniel Jones looked like a Pro Bowl quarterback against the Seahawks defense. Perhaps more alarming was Tyrone Tracy, who had 29 rushing yards entering the game on 2.4 yards per carry, had 129 yards rushing on 18 carries.

The offense took a big step back

The Seahawks offense had an excellent game Monday in defeat, but it was not nearly good against the Giants, despite coming alive in the fourth quarter and putting Seattle in position to send the game into overtime before the blocked field goal.

Seattle pretty much abandoned the running game all afternoon, and that was probably not a good idea.

Thirteen points from the offense is not going to win a lot of games, and it didn't win this one.

The good vibes from the 3-0 start are gone

Just a week ago, the Seahawks were one of the feel-good stories of the NFL, starting 3-0 under new coach Mike Macdonald. Now, after two straight losses, it's fair to question how good this team is and where it is headed.

The Seahawks were not a good team against the Giants and will need to play better to win on Thursday against the San Francisco 49ers, who also suffered a bad loss Sunday, blowing a lead against the Arizona Cardinals.

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