Shaquill Griffin on Seahawks' Loss to Giants: 'We Took That Game Lightly'

Few people expected the 4-7 New York Giants, who were starting backup quarterback Colt McCoy, to defeat the Seattle Seahawks on the road last week—not even the Seahawks themselves.

Cornerback Shaquill Griffin said Thursday that Seattle "took that game lightly," per ESPN's Brady Henderson.

The Seahawks entered the 17-12 loss with an 8-3 record but fell into a tie with the Los Angeles Rams for first place in the NFC West. 

Griffin said:

"In this league, you can lose to anybody. It don't matter who it is. It don't matter if they lost every single game. You can lose to anybody in this league if you don't play right. And I feel like we took that game lightly, and I feel like the focus point now is just refocusing, treating every team the same, treating it like a championship game like we continue to preach about."

Adding to the shock: Seattle lost at home for the first time this season, and McCoy, who was filling in for the injured Daniel Jones under center, won his first game as a starter since 2014. 

Per ESPN Stats & Information, the upset tied the largest of the season, with the Seahawks favored by 10.5 points. 

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll disagreed that his squad wasn't as locked in heading into Sunday's game, but Griffin said the loss to a team that "was not supposed to beat us" left "a taste in our mouths that no one ever wants."

The 0-12 New York Jets, Seattle's Week 14 opponent, proved they're not to be counted out either in their 31-28 Week 13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders that got away from them in the final seconds. The Seahawks have to keep their energy level high in an upcoming slate that includes 5-7 Washington, the Rams and the 5-7 San Francisco 49ers as they jockey for playoff positioning.