Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks Staff Predictions
By Todd Duvall
Nov 27, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Mark Sanchez (3) throws in the pocket against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Jacob Brooks, Staff Writer
I don’t know if there is ever a good time to play Seattle, but if there were, it would be right now. Philly is coming off a huge NFC East win against the Dallas Cowboys, they are playing at home which has been great for the Eagles and the Philadelphia defense has been solid as of late.
I believe Philadelphia can win this game. LeSean McCoy looks to be coming back to his old form and when he has success, the Eagles have success. I said it last week and McCoy proved my point. He opens up the whole offense. Seattle has a solid defense so this will be a real test but I have the faith.
If the Eagles front 7 can play as well at home as they have been, the Eagles should get the win this week. Seattle isn’t currently scoring a lot of points so the Eagles could get up early and force Seattle to pass. Passing is not the strong point of the Seahawks offense.
The Eagles protect the Linc once again and get the big time win that everyone has been waiting for. A win that proves we can play with the best.
Eagles 30, Seahawks 21
Jonathan Page, Staff Writer
I wasn’t confident about last weeks game and the Eagles proved me wrong, this week I am confident. The Eagles defense matches up really well with the Seahawks offense. The Eagles defense can stop the run as they proved last week and the Seahawks have no receivers that will trouble the Eagles secondary.
All the Eagles need to do is stop Russell Wilson from escaping the pocket, Connor Barwin and Mychal Kendricks are both excellent QB spys so they should be able to stop Wilson from running over them. The Seahawks run a lot of zone read too, the Eagles defense has seen a lot of them in practice. The Eagles offense will struggle passing the ball but they should be able to get the running game going. As long as they avoid turning the ball over, 20+ points should win this game.
Eagles 24, Seahawks 17
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