Philadelphia Eagles: 3 frustrating factors from 17-9 loss to Seahawks

3. Eagles couldn’t stop Metcalf

To say D.K. Metcalf picked the perfect time for the best game of his young career would be a huge understatement after the rookie wideout turned out to be an absolute nightmare for Philadelphia’s defense all game.

Even though Tyler Lockett is technically Russell Wilson‘s favorite target in the passing game, this seemed like one of those games in which Metcalf would benefit in a big way from the Eagles focusing more attention on his teammate.

After Metcalf caught seven of nine passes thrown in his direction for 160 yards to go along with a touchdown, this turned out to be exactly the case for the Seahawks, and that second-round pick from all the way back in April seems to already be paying off in a big way.

Unfortunately, the Eagles have been banged up at the cornerback position for most of the season, and they knew that Metcalf would have the potential to be a problem throughout Sunday’s contest, but no one expected the rookie to be this difficult to keep in check.

If only Philadelphia could have done a better job at keeping the football out of Metcalf’s hands, maybe this game wouldn’t have resulted in a loss for the Eagles.