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Eagles vs. Seahawks (Seahawks 20, Eagles 17)

The Eagles (10-4) dropped their third straight game after two fourth-quarter interceptions by Jalen Hurts and a game-winning touchdown pass from Drew Lock to Jaxon Smith-Njigba with 28 seconds left in the game.

Find out how tonight's game unfolded:

First Quarter

• TOUCHDOWN! Jalen Hurts tied a franchise record for most rushing touchdowns (13) by a quarterback in a single season, a record he set last season. The quarterback draw play worked to perfection as Hurts scrambled to his left for a 3-yard score on third-and-goal. Big third-down completions to Dallas Goedert and A.J. Brown kept the 15-play, 8:29 drive alive. Jake Elliott converted the extra point! (Eagles 7 - Seahawks 0)
• • The Eagles' defense forced a punt to end the half, the second Seahawks punt of the game. A false start penalty on third-and-1 at the Seattle 48-yard line pushed the hosts back. Drew Lock then threw an incompletion on the right sideline.

  Second Quarter

  • FIELD GOAL! Elliott connected on a 27-yard field goal to extend the lead. A false start on Jason Kelce on third-and-1 from the Seattle 3-yard line pushed the Eagles back. On third-and-6, D'Andre Swift, who had multiple strong runs on the drive, was stopped at the line of scrimmage. (Eagles 10 - Seahawks 0)
  • The Seahawks got on the board with a 26-yard field goal by Jason Myers. A big stop on third-and-6 by Reed Blankenship got the Eagles' defense off the field. (Eagles 10 - Seahawks 3)
  • The Seahawks ran all over the Eagles' defense as they marched down the field for an opening-drive touchdown. Kenneth Walker capped off the drive with a 23-yard rushing score. Walker had 54 total yards, helping the Seahawks tie the game. (Eagles 10 - Seahawks 10)
  • TOUCHDOWN! QB1 did it again! Hurts set a franchise record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season (14). After a big run by Swift on first-and-goal, Hurts powered his way across the goal line on the Brotherly Shove. With that touchdown, Hurts tied Cam Newton's NFL single-season quarterback rushing touchdown record (14 in 2011). A great answer from the Eagles' offense was aided by big third-down catches from Brown and DeVonta Smith. (Eagles 17 - Seahawks 10

  • Third Quarter

    • The Seahawks ran all over the Eagles' defense as they marched down the field for an opening-drive touchdown. Kenneth Walker capped off the drive with a 23-yard rushing score. Walker had 54 total yards, helping the Seahawks tie the game. (Eagles 10 - Seahawks 10)
    • TOUCHDOWN! QB1 did it again! Hurts set a franchise record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season (14). After a big run by Swift on first-and-goal, Hurts powered his way across the goal line on the Brotherly Shove. With that touchdown, Hurts tied Cam Newton's NFL single-season quarterback rushing touchdown record (14 in 2011). A great answer from the Eagles' offense was aided by big third-down catches from Brown and DeVonta Smith. (Eagles 17 - Seahawks 10)

    • Third Quarter

      • The Seahawks ran all over the Eagles' defense as they marched down the field for an opening-drive touchdown. Kenneth Walker capped off the drive with a 23-yard rushing score. Walker had 54 total yards, helping the Seahawks tie the game. (Eagles 10 - Seahawks 10)
      • TOUCHDOWN! QB1 did it again! Hurts set a franchise record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season (14). After a big run by Swift on first-and-goal, Hurts powered his way across the goal line on the Brotherly Shove. With that touchdown, Hurts tied Cam Newton's NFL single-season quarterback rushing touchdown record (14 in 2011). A great answer from the Eagles' offense was aided by big third-down catches from Brown and DeVonta Smith. (Eagles 17 - Seahawks 10)

      • Fourth Quarter

        • SACK! Jalen Carter flew through the gap and took down Lock for a loss of 7 yards on third down! The original call was an incomplete pass, but after review, Lock's knee was down before he got the ball out of his right hand.
        • The Seahawks were forced to settle for a field goal following Carter's sack. Myers connected for the second time tonight, a kick from 43 yards out. (Eagles 17 - Seahawks 13)
        • After two big completions, Hurts threw his 11th interception of the season. The quarterback was targeting Quez Watkins downfield but Julian Love was there to take it away from the receiver. The Seahawks took over at their own 20-yard line.
        • The defense forced a three-and-out following the interception. Eli Ricks forced an incomplete pass from Lock on third-and-5.
        • With 28 seconds left in the game, Lock found Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 29-yard touchdown. The Seahawks drove 92 yards down the field in 1:24 to take the lead. (Seahawks 20 - Eagles 17)
        • Hurts threw an interception to end the game. Love took it away from Brown to seal the comeback win for the home team.
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10 takeaways from a tough loss in Seattle

In shocking fashion, the Eagles lost their third straight game, falling 20-17 to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night. Philadelphia held the lead for much of the contest, scoring on its first possession, leading for the first time at halftime in seven games, and then having it all end the wrong way when Seattle drove 92 yards with less than two minutes to play and scored on a Drew Lock 29-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba with 28 seconds remaining.

The Eagles, simply, didn't close. They are now 10-4 and return to Lincoln Financial Field for games against the Giants and Cardinals before finishing the regular season at the Giants.

https://www.toprevenuegate.com/j13khjqx?key=7c37029a116a1a1eb73b68726364d948 Here are some takeaways from the tough, tough loss ...

1. Ten plays, 92 yards. That was the touchdown drive that gave Seattle the win. Quarterback Drew Lock completed 3 passes to wide receiver DK Metcalf for 58 yards, one a 34-yard gain on a third-and-10 play. On the second third down of the drive, third-and-10 from the Philadelphia 29-yard line, Lock dropped a dime to rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the right corner of the end zone for the winning touchdown. Stunning ending.

2. Metcalf had only two receptions and three targets prior to that drive. Crazy.

3. The game sure started the right way. The Eagles put it all together on their opening drive and really got the running game going. Philadelphia gained 36 yards on 10 carries and in the red zone the running game really shined with 17 yards gained, including a 3-yard run by quarterback Jalen Hurts to reach the end zone. Hurts completed all 5 of his passes on the 15-play, 75-yard drive. Combined with a three-and-out series from the defense, hey, that's complementary football at its finest.

4. Both of the Eagles' scoring drives in the first half were impressive – a 15-play touchdown drive and then a 16-play field goal drive, the first time in 45 seasons the Eagles put together drives of 15-plus plays in a single half. Great mix of run and pass – the Eagles gained 90 ground yards in the first half, led by D'Andre Swift's 36 yards on 10 carries. And then Philadelphia drove 75 yards on 12 plays on its first possession of the second half to score a touchdown. Long drives, good mix, moving the ball around.

5. However, Philadelphia gained just six first downs on its other seven drives. And in the fourth quarter, the Eagles had three possessions, gained 75 yards, and Hurts threw two interceptions.

6. Rookie Kelee Ringo started with Darius Slay sidelined and Ringo did an excellent job with three tackles and a pass defensed. He was physical, he was composed, and he used excellent technique.

7. Great answer from the offense after Seattle tied the game at 10-10 in the third quarter. The Eagles drove 75 yards on 12 plays, ending the drive with a Hurts 1-yard Brotherly Shove touchdown. It was Hurts' 14th rushing touchdown of the season, setting a franchise QB record and tying the all-time single-season NFL QB record (Cam Newton).

8. After allowing 10 straight touchdowns in the red zone, the Eagles had two stops in this game with Matt Patricia calling the defensive signals.

9. Defensive tackle Jalen Carter is so dominating when he is in one-on-one blocking situations. He showed it in the fourth quarter by swatting aside right guard Anthony Bradford and decking quarterback Drew Lock to end Seattle's drive in the red zone and, as a bonus in a roundabout way, had Seattle use its second timeout of the half. During that timeout, the Eagles were able to challenge the ruling on the field of an incomplete pass and Carter was credited with his fifth sack of the season.

10. Game ball shoutout for Swift, who ran hard and was elusive and had power, gaining 74 rushing yards on 18 carries. He looked terrific as the Eagles had 178 rushing yards on 38 carries.

Seahawks hand Eagles third straight loss

A stunning final drive by the Seahawks completely wiped clean a game in which the Eagles appeared to improve defensively after a sudden shift on the coaching staff. Drew Lock’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, a game-winning throw that sailed beyond cornerback James Bradberry, handed the Eagles their third straight loss.

Perhaps this one is the most painful. For all the urgency and dysfunction the Eagles signaled this week in their sudden demotion of defensive coordinator Sean Desai as the team’s defensive play-caller, they’d at least initially answered for their urgency. The Eagles desperately needed to improve a third-down defense that’d entered the weekend the NFL’s worst, and the improvements the defense fielded Monday night arrived after the franchise decided to send Desai to the coaches' booth and hand play-calling duties to senior defensive assistant Matt Patricia.

The Seahawks were 4-of-12 on third-down situations entering their final drive, including 1-of-5 in the second half. The new arrangement between Desai and Patricia resulted in a variety of different defensive looks throughout the game, and a critical adjustment in the second half seemed to have prevented the organization from taking its third straight loss. The Seahawks opened the second half with a 9-play, 75-yard touchdown drive in which running backs Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet combined for five carries and 43 rushing yards. Walker rushed for a 23-yard touchdown to tie the game at 10. The Eagles then fielded a five-man defensive line on the next two drives, which limited the Seahawks to a punt and a field goal. Meanwhile, the Eagles secured a 17-10 lead on a one-yard sneak by Jalen Hurts with 4:44 left in the third quarter.

Two major throws will be remembered in this game. The Seahawks faced a third-and-10 situation on their own 37 with 56 seconds left in the game when Lock completed a 34-yard pass to D.K. Metcalf along the right sideline with Bradberry and Sydney Brown in pursuit. Three plays later, Lock delivered his game-winning throw with 33 seconds left in the game.

Hurts was intercepted on the final offensive play of the game, trying to heave a deep pass to A.J. Brown that was picked off by safety Julian Love.

Road to Victory: Eagles clinch berth in 2023 NFL Playoffs 

The Eagles secured their playoff berth in Week 15, thanks to the results around the league.

However, the team's struggles against Seattle continued and an opportunity to seize sole possession of first place in the NFC East fell by the wayside. The Eagles lost their eighth game in a row to the Seahawks, including playoffs, dating back to 2011 on Monday night to fall to 10-4 on the season.

Despite the team's three-game losing streak, the Eagles still control their destiny for the division crown if they win their final three regular-season games, starting with a Christmas showdown against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field.

Morning Roundup: 'I still see light at the end of the tunnel'

'It's on me': Jalen Hurts takes accountability after loss

Following Monday night's loss against the Seahawks, quarterback Jalen Hurts was not focused on the illness he was battling. 

"All of that is irrelevant at this point," Hurts said. "We didn't play good enough; I didn't play good enough." 

Hurts came into the game questionable and flew separately from the rest of the team due to an illness that had him under the weather over the weekend. He missed Saturday's practice and was downgraded to questionable on Sunday. 

The quarterback completed 17 of his 31 passes for 143 yards and two interceptions. Hurts had a passer rating of 40.1, the third lowest of his four-year career.  

"You can point the finger at whatever," Hurts said. "I like the opportunity to go out there and execute regardless of what the circumstances are, and I didn't do a good job with that; I didn't lead good enough." 

Philadelphia entered the fourth quarter of Monday's game in rainy Seattle with a 17-10 lead. The Eagles were 30-0 with a seven-or-more-point lead with Hurts at quarterback in the fourth quarter.  

What went wrong? 

Two crucial interceptions, the 11th and 12th of Hurts' season, prevented the offense from putting the game away and, ultimately, sealed the game. 

"We had multiple opportunities in the game to open it up and we didn't; I didn't do that," Hurts said.  

His first interception came with 8:15 remaining. Hurts went deep for wide receiver Quez Watkins, but Seahawks safety Julian Love won the one-on-one aerial duel, making an impressive interception. 

His second pick sealed the comeback win for the Seahawks. With 13 seconds left and the Eagles closing in on Jake Elliott's field goal range, Hurts aired one out to A.J. Brown deep down the near, right sideline. A flying Love came in to take the ball away, just getting both feet in bounds for his second interception of the night. 

"I mean, we just have to be better. I have to be better," Hurts said. "Minimizing mistakes, the penalties, the mental errors, just playing team football. It starts from me leading that. We've lost games because I couldn't be better. That'll change everything, and I accept that."

As the leader of this team, Hurts knows how tough this three-game losing streak has been, but he believes in himself and the group of players he goes to battle with every week. 

"It all starts with me, the quarterback," Hurts said. "It is a challenge that I am embracing, and I have embraced. As tough as these times are, I still see light at the end of the tunnel. We still have the opportunity to do something special, we just have to clean a lot of things up to do what we want to do." 

Press Conference: Nick Sirianni 

Fletcher Cox: 'We have to stay together'

Fletcher Cox and Jason Kelce are two of the longest-tenured veterans on the team, with a combined 25 seasons of experience in the NFL, all with the Eagles. The two captains have weathered storms in the past. Head Coach Nick Sirianni said after the game that "we still have our goals ahead of us." It's up to the veterans, like Cox and Kelce, to help right the ship.

"I think the biggest thing is we have to focus on us. We have to stay together," Cox said. "It's been a rough three weeks for this team. All good teams, they face a little adversity no matter how good you are. Right now, I feel like we're still a really good team, and we're facing a lot of adversity. So I think the biggest thing for us is, 'So what, now what,' right?

"It was one of them games where I felt like we should have finished as a defense. I want to be on the field in those situations and close the game out for our team. But apparently, they made a couple of plays. They get paid, too. I think we're running out of chances right now. I think we've got a couple of games left. Obviously, we're already in the playoffs, but we're looking at the bigger picture. I think now we've got to focus on being a better team on the road."

Kelce added that part of keeping the team together will be "blocking a lot of the outside stuff."

"Obviously, your job as a veteran is to continue to just push and work and get guys focused on preparing and getting better and blocking out a lot of the outside stuff," he said. "We had our opportunities today. This one's tough. It's a very tough game to lose. A lot of implications involved in it. So a frustrating day to say the least. But all you can do is move forward and play the next one."

James Bradberry: 'I have to play better'

The Eagles held quarterback Drew Lock, who started for the injured Geno Smith, to 116 passing yards until the final two minutes of the game. On the game-winning drive, Lock threw for 92 yards with passes of 18 yards, 34 yards, and a 29-yard touchdown to rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

"I have to play better," said cornerback James Bradberry, who was in coverage on Smith-Njigba on the scoring play. I was just playing the sticks. We (were) in man (coverage)."

Bradberry said it was "very frustrating" for the defense to play well as an overall unit and then allow the go-ahead score with just 28 seconds remaining in the game. Lock threw for just 208 yards and the touchdown, completing 22 of 33 pass attempts. Seattle's trio of talented receivers in DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, and Smith-Njigba was contained until the game was on the line.

"We did pretty good," Bradberry said. "I just didn't play well today."