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4 reasons Eagles can upset Seahawks during Wild Card Weekend

By Dan Parzych

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 24: Avonte Maddox #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles tackles Rashaad Penny #20 of the Seattle Seahawks during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on November 24, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Seahawks defeated the Eagles 17-9. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 24: Avonte Maddox #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles tackles Rashaad Penny #20 of the Seattle Seahawks during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on November 24, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Seahawks defeated the Eagles 17-9. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images) /
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2. Seattle faces extra pressure losing three of last four

If the Seahawks end up losing to the Eagles on Sunday, chances are the team will be looking back at the last month of regular season action to see all of the missed opportunities from losses that arguably could have resulted in wins.

From coming up short Sunday night to the 49ers to losing other games to the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals, Seattle was certainly in great position to finish on top of the NFC West ahead of their rivals.

Most importantly, the Seahawks missed out on the opportunity to have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and instead will have to settle for the fact they won’t get to host a playoff game, that is unless Seattle happens to face the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship.

This time of year tends to see teams heating up at the right time to help make a run at the Super Bowl, and while the Seahawks should still be viewed as a threat, three losses over their last four games shows that Seattle is beatable.

Plus, since plenty of critics believe the Eagles don’t deserve to be part of the playoffs to begin with, this puts even more pressure on the Seahawks due to them being the better team that is supposed to win with ease.

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