Eagles And Seahawks Matchup Moved To Monday Night With Major Playoff Implications For Both Teams – News18

PHILADELPHIA (10-3) at SEATTLE (6-7)

Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN

BETTING LINE: Eagles by 3 1/2, in accordance with FanDuel Sportsbook

AGAINST THE SPREAD: Philadelphia 8-4-1; Seattle 7-6

SERIES RECORD: Seahawks lead 12-7

LAST MEETING: Seahawks beat Eagles 23-17, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia.

LAST WEEK: Eagles misplaced to Cowboys 33-13, Seahawks misplaced to 49ers 28-16.

EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (8), PASS (13), SCORING (6)

EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (22), RUSH (6), PASS (28), SCORING (28)

SEAHAWKS OFFENSE: OVERALL (20), RUSH (28), PASS (15), SCORING (T17)

SEAHAWKS DEFENSE: OVERALL (28), RUSH (23), PASS (25), SCORING (27)

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Eagles minus-4; Seahawks plus-1

EAGLES PLAYER TO WATCH: Keep a watch on QB Jalen Hurts. Hurts has misplaced consecutive begins for the primary time since 2021. Against Dallas, he had his first sport of the season and not using a landing. He went simply 18 of 27 passing for 197 yards and 30 speeding yards. The Eagles have misplaced consecutive video games by 20-plus factors for the primary time since 2015 when Chip Kelly was coach. Hurts has performed by way of a bruised left knee and wanted a concussion examine in a blowout loss to the Niners. Hurts might have misplaced confidence in a few of his receivers. He solely focused A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Dallas Goedert in his 27 passing makes an attempt.

SEAHAWKS PLAYER TO WATCH: WR DK Metcalf has loved his two earlier video games in opposition to the Eagles. In the 2019 playoffs, Metcalf had seven catches for 160 yards and a landing. The following season, he had 10 catches for 177 yards in an everyday-season victory. Metcalf was within the highlight final week for his retaliation on San Francisco’s Fred Warner that led to a minor scuffle and ejection late within the loss to the 49ers. He had solely two catches in opposition to the Niners and Seattle may use one other huge sport from him in opposition to the Eagles.

KEY MATCHUP: Can the Eagles offense get again on monitor in opposition to Seattle’s porous protection? Philadelphia’s offense has not regarded proper the previous two weeks in opposition to San Francisco and Dallas. The Eagles’ solely landing within the loss to the Cowboys was a defensive rating. But Seattle could possibly be the get-proper sport for Philly. The Seahawks gave up 527 yards and 9.94 yards per play final week to San Francisco. Only Miami in its 70-level outburst in opposition to Denver averaged extra yards per play in a single sport this season.

KEY INJURIES: Philadelphia is generally wholesome going into the sport, though S Reed Blankenship left final week’s sport with a concussion. Seattle QB Geno Smith was anticipated to return to observe after lacking final week’s sport with a groin harm. Rookie CB Devon Witherspoon (hip) received’t have his standing decided till nearer to sport day.

SERIES NOTES: The Seahawks have received seven straight and 9 of the previous 10 within the collection going again to 2005. Only two of the 9 wins throughout that span have been by six factors or fewer. The previous three wins have all are available in Philadelphia, together with the 2019 wild-card playoff victory.

STATS AND STUFF: Matchup grew to become the primary NFL sport flexed from a Sunday to Monday below the league’s new broadcast agreements. The Patriots and Chiefs was the initially scheduled Monday evening sport … The Eagles haven’t misplaced three straight for the reason that first month with Nick Sirianni in cost again through the 2021 season. … The Eagles can clinch a playoff spot with a win. A win would assure the Eagles at the very least the No. 5 seed within the playoffs, and hold the No. 1 seed and first-spherical bye in play. The Eagles would win the division with victories of their remaining 4 video games. … QB Jalen Hurts can change into the third QB in league historical past with 9 video games in a single season with a passing TD and speeding TD in the identical sport. The others are Josh Allen (2023) and Kyler Murray (2020). … D’Andre Swift is fourth within the league with 822 yards speeding, which is already a profession excessive. … WR DeVonta Smith has caught at the very least 5 passes in 4 straight video games. … LB Haason Reddick had two sacks final week and has 11 on the season. Reddick has had at the very least 11 sacks in 4 straight seasons. … Rookie DT Jalen Carter accounted for the Eagles solely landing within the loss to Dallas with a fumble returned for a rating. … The Seahawks on a 4-sport dropping streak for the primary time in Pete Carroll’s tenure and the primary time since dropping the final 4 video games of the 2009 season. Seattle’s final 5-sport dropping streak was 2008 when the Seahawks misplaced six straight and completed 4-12. … The Seahawks are hopeful QB Geno Smith (groin) will have the ability to begin after lacking final week’s sport. Smith wants 82 yards passing to succeed in 3,000 in a season for the third time in his profession. … QB Drew Lock made his first begin since being acquired by the Seahawks earlier than the 2022 season in opposition to the Niners. Lock was 22 of 31 for 269 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. … WR DK Metcalf has 4 landing catches prior to now two video games. Metcalf wants 36 yards receiving to change into the third participant with 900 yards and 5 or extra TDs in every of their first 5 seasons. … WR Tyler Lockett wants two catches to change into the second participant in franchise historical past with 600 receptions. … Recently acquired DT Leonard Williams has had a sack in two straight video games. He has not had a sack in three straight video games for the reason that center of the 2021 season. … LB Bobby Wagner leads the NFC with 132 tackles. … SS Jamal Adams has not had a sack since Week 15 of the 2020 season.

FANTASY TIP: The Seahawks secondary has been picked aside not too long ago, twice by San Francisco and as soon as by Dallas. A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith may each be in for large video games in opposition to the twenty fifth ranked group at stopping the go.

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