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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS -3@ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Seattle (9-2, 3-2 away) at Philadelphia (5-6, 4-1 home) @ 9:00 PM. EST.
For the Philadelphia Eagles, who will host the Seattle Seahawks tonight, it is back to the scene of the crime.
It was in a Monday Night game at Lincoln Financial Field just three short weeks ago when the Eagles absorbed one of the most troubling losses in franchise history. Philadelphia blew a 20-7 lead against the visiting Dallas Cowboys in the final minutes, with a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown by Dallas safety Roy Williams providing the dagger in a 21-20 Eagles loss. Twisting the knife was the season-ending groin injury suffered on that play by quarterback Donovan McNabb, an injury that further diminished any chance Philadelphia might have had to claim its fifth straight NFC East title.
The Birds continue to cling to hope in the division race, as they can remain within two games of the East top slot with a win over the Seahawks. Philadelphia is 1-1 since McNabb's injury, with backup quarterback Mike McMahon engineering a 19-14 home triumph over the Packers last Sunday.
The Seahawks find themselves in much better shape than their opponent heading into Week 13. The Hawks' 9-2 record puts them in the driver's seat for homefield advantage in the NFC, and they also come into the Linc carrying a seven-game win streak, the longest for the team since winning eight straight in 1984. Mike Holmgren's club won a 24-21 overtime thriller over the Giants last week.
SERIES HISTORY
Philadelphia owns a 6-3 advantage in its all-time series with Seattle, and was a 27-20 road winner when the teams last met, in 2002. Seattle has lost two in a row against Philly since last defeating them, 38-0, at Veterans Stadium in the 1998 season-opener. The Eagles are 2-1 against the Hawks at home, last defeating Seattle in the City of Brotherly Love in 1989.
Eagles head coach Andy Reid is 2-0 in his career against the Seahawks, with both wins coming on the road. Seattle's Holmgren is 3-5 in his career against the Eagles, including 0-2 since coming to the Seahawks. Holmgren is 0-2 head- to-head against Reid, who served on Holmgren's Green Bay Packers staff from 1992 through 1998.
OVERALL ANALYSIS
The Eagles' win over Green Bay last week, coupled with losses for the Cowboys and Giants, helped raise hopes in Philadelphia. Unfortunately for the fans, that is probably false hope. Without McNabb, Owens, and now two starting offensive linemen, the Birds simply don't have enough offensive punch to keep pace with a good team like the Seahawks. Seattle should be able to move the ball with consistency using Alexander and an underrated passing game, and the Philly offense, which currently amounts to Westbrook and a host of second-tier players, will have trouble compensating.
Seahawks 27
Philly 14
Here we go.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS -3@ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Seattle (9-2, 3-2 away) at Philadelphia (5-6, 4-1 home) @ 9:00 PM. EST.
For the Philadelphia Eagles, who will host the Seattle Seahawks tonight, it is back to the scene of the crime.
It was in a Monday Night game at Lincoln Financial Field just three short weeks ago when the Eagles absorbed one of the most troubling losses in franchise history. Philadelphia blew a 20-7 lead against the visiting Dallas Cowboys in the final minutes, with a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown by Dallas safety Roy Williams providing the dagger in a 21-20 Eagles loss. Twisting the knife was the season-ending groin injury suffered on that play by quarterback Donovan McNabb, an injury that further diminished any chance Philadelphia might have had to claim its fifth straight NFC East title.
The Birds continue to cling to hope in the division race, as they can remain within two games of the East top slot with a win over the Seahawks. Philadelphia is 1-1 since McNabb's injury, with backup quarterback Mike McMahon engineering a 19-14 home triumph over the Packers last Sunday.
The Seahawks find themselves in much better shape than their opponent heading into Week 13. The Hawks' 9-2 record puts them in the driver's seat for homefield advantage in the NFC, and they also come into the Linc carrying a seven-game win streak, the longest for the team since winning eight straight in 1984. Mike Holmgren's club won a 24-21 overtime thriller over the Giants last week.
SERIES HISTORY
Philadelphia owns a 6-3 advantage in its all-time series with Seattle, and was a 27-20 road winner when the teams last met, in 2002. Seattle has lost two in a row against Philly since last defeating them, 38-0, at Veterans Stadium in the 1998 season-opener. The Eagles are 2-1 against the Hawks at home, last defeating Seattle in the City of Brotherly Love in 1989.
Eagles head coach Andy Reid is 2-0 in his career against the Seahawks, with both wins coming on the road. Seattle's Holmgren is 3-5 in his career against the Eagles, including 0-2 since coming to the Seahawks. Holmgren is 0-2 head- to-head against Reid, who served on Holmgren's Green Bay Packers staff from 1992 through 1998.
OVERALL ANALYSIS
The Eagles' win over Green Bay last week, coupled with losses for the Cowboys and Giants, helped raise hopes in Philadelphia. Unfortunately for the fans, that is probably false hope. Without McNabb, Owens, and now two starting offensive linemen, the Birds simply don't have enough offensive punch to keep pace with a good team like the Seahawks. Seattle should be able to move the ball with consistency using Alexander and an underrated passing game, and the Philly offense, which currently amounts to Westbrook and a host of second-tier players, will have trouble compensating.
Seahawks 27
Philly 14
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