The Seattle Seahawks shocked the Philadelphia Eagles, snapping their four-game losing streak with a 20-17 victory on a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter.
Seattle desperately needed a victory, and after forcing a punt from the Eagles, quarterback Drew Lock, getting his second straight start for the injured Geno Smith, had 1:52 to go 92 yards to win it.
What ensued was the longest touchdown drive of the Seahawks season – one they desperately needed to stay in the playoff race.
There were moments where the Eagles’ defense could’ve picked Lock off, but Lock made them pay when he delivered a beautiful ball down the right sideline to D.K. Metcalf, where he snagged it over two defenders for a 34-yard completion on third-and-10 that put the Seahawks in Eagles territory.
A few plays later, Lock once again delivered a ball down the right sideline to rookie Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 29-yard touchdown that gave the Seahawks a 20-17 lead.
With 28 seconds still left in the game, and the Eagles owning three timeouts, Jalen Hurts had a chance to get Jake Elliott in field goal range to send the game to overtime.
But safety Julian Love, who already had an interception on a deep ball earlier in the second half, sprinted across the field on a pass intended for A.J. Brown and made an outstanding pick, where he somehow kept both feet in bounds.
That would’ve given Elliott more than enough yards to make a field goal. Instead, it gave the Seahawks a much-needed win.
Seattle improved to 7-7 on the year, snapping that four-game skid, while the Eagles remain in their own three-game rut. Philadelphia is now 10-4 on the year.
It was an interesting quarterback situation for both teams, to say the least, heading into this Monday night matchup.
Jalen Hurts traveled separately from his Eagles teammates due to flu-like symptoms getting worse on Sunday, per an ESPN report. Then, while Drew Lock was getting first-team reps all week for the Seahawks, Geno Smith worked out pre-game and was active.
However, it was Lock that eventually started this game.
While Hurts did suit up for his squad, it was unknown how he would play considering his sickness.
But, like we’ve seen from others in professional sports, a “flu game” sometimes can bring out some pretty solid play.
That’s what the theme appeared to be for the Eagles on its first drive of the game, where Hurts orchestrated a 15-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that was capped by him diving over the goal line on a designed run for the first six points of the contest.
It was the 13th rushing touchdown for Hurts, and where most of them have come from the “Brotherly Shove” this season, this was a three-yard sprint to the left side of the end zone.
