The Seattle Seahawks are going to be hosting the New York Giants this weekend for the first time since 2022. Although Seattle only leads the overall series 11-10, the Seahawks in recent years have enjoyed a tremendous amount of success against the Giants. Since 2011, Seattle has played Big Blue seven times, and have prevailed in six of those meetings.
But one of the most memorable moments in the Seahawks/Giants rivalry came during Seattle’s first Super Bowl season of 2005. Back then, the thought of a Seahawks team even playing in the big game was seen as a near-impossible dream, but the 2005 squad was special, and it was a year the world first heard the roar of the 12th Man.
In Week 12 of that year, the 8-2 Seahawks hosted the 7-3 Giants for one of the better matchups of the week. New York, led by second year quarterback Eli Manning, were looking to knock off Seattle from their perch atop the NFC. Unfortunately, they only prepared to face 11 defenders, not a 12th.
The Giants committed 11 false start penalties, completely drowned out by the noise from the loudest fans in the league. Those penalties added up to 55 free yards freely surrendered to Seattle, who would go on to win the game 24-21 in overtime.
Of course, this would not be a proper Flashback Friday if we did not have a video to share. So sit back 12’s, count em up, and enjoy the work y’all did to help the Seahawks win.
1️⃣1️⃣ false starts 🤯
Shoutout to the @12s pic.twitter.com/KErsVP9RYL
— Seahawks Legends (@SeahawksLegends) October 4, 2024
