Philadelphia Eagles Wild Card: Killing 3 myths about Seattle
By Hunter Doyle
Recent history and a few final thoughts
In the 2017 season, the Eagles ran into a buzzsaw on Sunday Night Football in Seattle. The Eagles suffered thanks to self-inflicted mistakes and some of that Russell Wilson magic. This one ended in a 24-10 loss thanks in part to a controversial illegal forward pass by Wilson and an untimely fumble from Wentz at the goal line.
This season the Seahawks came into Philly and won 17-9. At the time, the Eagles offense had no identity. Pederson recently said he has learned a lot since that loss.
Wentz was holding on to the ball too long and had four turnovers. Sanders was still developing. Jay Ajayi was getting carries, but it was obvious that he was done. Scott had not received a major role in the offense yet. Ward was playing in his first game. Mack Hollins and Jordan Matthews were getting the bulk of the snaps at wide receiver. Plenty has changed since then.
The defense was the lone bright spot in that game. Russell Wilson had a rough day despite the win as he got sacked six times, hit 11 times, and turned the ball over twice. He completed just 52 percent of his passes. Seattle’s offense was shut down except for a trick play to Malik Turner for a touchdown and a 58-yard touchdown run from Rashaad Penny. Turner currently has a concussion and Penny is out for the season.
dark. Next. The Philadelphia Eagles All-Decade Team (2010-2019)
The Eagles broke a four-game losing streak to the Dallas Cowboys two weeks ago to put themselves in the driver’s seat in the NFC East. All streaks come to an end at some point. The Eagles are in a more favorable spot than they have been in past matchups with the Seahawks. It’s time to end another slide, Seattle’s winning streak over Philly, and they’ll have a chance to do that in the Wildcard Round of the NFC Playoffs.