Philadelphia Eagles: 5 concerns for Wild Card matchup with Seahawks
By Dan Parzych
4. Eagles need someone to step up at wide receiver
To say Philadelphia has been one of the biggest victims of the injury this season would be a huge understatement since the offense will be entering the playoffs without their three top wide receivers along with Zach Ertz.
The fact that the Eagles have been forced to rely on players like Greg Ward Jr. in the passing game shows just how difficult it’s been on offense at times, but now isn’t the time to be making excuses.
Philadelphia didn’t come all this way just to be sent home early by losing to Seattle, and if they were able to end the regular season on a high note with four wins in a row within the division, there’s every reason to believe the same can be done to the Seahawks.
Seattle’s defense certainly won’t make it easy for Philadelphia on offense since the previous meeting in the regular season is the perfect example of what they are capable of, but it’s do or die for the Eagles.
If no one is willing to step up for Philadelphia in the wide receiver department, the NFC East champions could be facing an early playoff exit if Seattle’s defense ends up being too much to handle.