Giants rout Seahawks to remain undefeated

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes as the New York Giants crushed the Seattle Seahawks 44-6 Sunday.

The defending Super Bowl champions improved to 4-0 for the season to remain the only undefeated team in the National Football Conference.

The last time the Giants started 4-0, in 1990, they went on to win the Super Bowl.

Brandon Jacobs rushed for two scores and a stiff Giants defense held the Seahawks without a touchdown.

The Giants scored on their first series, Manning throwing a 32-yard TD pass to Domenik Hixon, and they never let up. Manning connected with Sinorice Moss for a second touchdown in the third quarter.

"The last two times we played this team we didn't start very fast and they are a very fast, very physical team, very good up front, good offensive line, good defensive line, so we knew that we would have to start fast and it was good to see that," Giants coach Tom Coughlin told reporters.

"I just though that Eli (Manning) played well and each time we play, he plays a little bit better."

Coughlin also had praise for his young receivers, who had an opportunity to play key roles with top receiver Plaxico Burress suspended for one game for a team rules violation.

"Sinorice got in and had some plays, which was good," Coughlin said. "Domenik played just like he did right through the preseason and when he has an opportunity. He played very well."

Moss had another TD pass, this one from Manning replacement David Carr, to wrap up the scoring in the fourth quarter.

"He (Carr) and I feel really comfortable together," Moss told reporters.

"We are so used to going together so when he called the play he looked at me and said, 'I'm coming for you.' So I had to get open and make the play."

First-half runs of three and one yards gave Jacobs his touchdowns. He also had 136 yards rushing.

Seattle coach Mike Holmgren was disappointed with the one-sided result.

"I believe we're a better football team than that," Holmgren told reporters. "But give the Giants credit. They really took it to us today. I think there's only one thing we can do now and that's lick our wounds a little bit and realize that it doesn't get any easier."

(Writing by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; editing by Miles Evans)