Philadelphia Eagles 10-24 Seattle Seahawks: Russell Wilson throws three TDs in win
Written by News on 04/12/2017
Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes as the Seattle Seahawks stayed in the NFC playoff hunt with a 24-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.
Seattle (8-4) snapped Philadelphia’s nine-game winning streak thanks largely to another masterful performance by Wilson at quarterback.
Wilson was 20 of 31 for 227 and threw touchdowns of 11 yards to Jimmy Graham, one-yard to Tyler Lockett and the last a 15-yard strike to J.D. McKissic with seven and a half minutes left which saw Seattle streak away again after the Eagles had trimmed the lead to seven.
Philadelphia (10-2) was the highest-scoring team in the NFL coming into the game, averaging 31.9 points per game but were limited to just 10 points out of seven drives that at some point reached Seattle territory.
Carson Wentz was 29 of 45 for 348 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Wentz also had a costly fumble at the Seattle goal line on the opening drive of the second half that could have seen the Eagles tie the game at 10-10.
It was a major turning point as Seattle promptly went 80 yards in 11 plays, a drive capped by Wilson’s TD pass to Lockett to earn the home side a 17-3 lead.
Wentz started a Philadelphia rally on the first play of the fourth quarter. Facing third-and-13 at their own 16-yard line, just as he was about to be sacked, Wentz somehow hit Nelson Agholor for 51 yards. Four plays later, and again facing third-and-long, Wentz found Agholor again for a 27-yard TD.
That’s when Wilson pulled out a little more magic of his own, leading a decisive drive that included a remarkable throw across his body to Nick Vannett for 21 yards. Wilson then hit McKissic for a TD that restored Seattle’s 14-point lead.
Philadelphia failed to score at least 20 points for the first time in 15 games, a streak dating to last season. The Eagles were the only remaining team in the league to score at least 20 in every game this season.
(c) Sky News 2017: Philadelphia Eagles 10-24 Seattle Seahawks: Russell Wilson throws three TDs in win
