The Eagles will face the Seattle Seahawks, losers of three of their last four games, at Lincoln Financial Field in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs on Sunday at 4:40 p.m. on NBC.
It will be the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The Seahawks beat the Eagles in Week 12 at the Linc, 17-9.
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The 11-5 Seahawks enter the playoffs as the fifth seed in the NFC after their 26-21 Sunday night loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The win gave the Niners the NFC West title and the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC.
AFC: 5. Buffalo Bills (wild card) at 4. Houston Texans (South champion), 4:35 p.m., 6ABC and ESPN
AFC: 6. Tennessee Titans (wild card) at 3. New England Patriots (East champion), 8:15 p.m., CBS3
Sunday, Jan. 5
NFC: 6. Minnesota Vikings (wild card) at 3. New Orleans Saints (South champion), Sunday, 1:05 p.m., Fox29
NFC: 5. Seattle Seahawks (wild card) at 4. Philadelphia Eagles (East champion), Sunday, 4:40 p.m., NBC10
Divisional round schedule
Saturday, Jan. 11
NFC: Lowest remaining seed at 1. San Francisco 49ers (West champion), 4:35 p.m., NBC10
AFC: Lowest remaining seed at 1. Baltimore Ravens (North champion), 8:15 p.m., CBS3
Sunday, Jan. 12
AFC: Highest remaining seed at 2. Kansas City Chiefs (West champion), 3:05 p.m., CBS3
NFC: Highest remaining seed at 2. Green Bay Packers (North champion), 6:40 p.m., Fox29
Previewing the Eagles-Seahawks matchup
The Eagles haven’t beaten the Seahawks since Russell Wilson became Seattle’s quarterback in 2012. They are 0-4 against them, losing by eight, 14, 11 and 10 points. Wilson has a 98.9 passer rating against the Eagles with seven touchdowns and just one interception.
Jim Schwartz’s defense actually did a good job against Wilson in the Week 12 loss, holding him to 13 completions in 25 attempts for just 200 yards and one touchdown. And the one touchdown pass came on a 33-yard flea-flicker to wide receiver Malik Turner. The Eagles sacked Wilson six times in that game.
The primary reason the Eagles lost was because the offense turned the ball over five times, including four by quarterback Carson Wentz, who had two interceptions and lost a pair of fumbles. Three of the Eagles’ five giveaways occurred in Seattle territory and ruined scoring opportunities.
Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) celebrates as he leaves the field after a game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Boston Scott, right, fights through a tackle by New York Giants safety Antoine Bethea, left, to score his third touchdown in the game. Eagles win 34-17 over the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles kicker Jake Elliott (4) kicks a field goal in the fourth quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson, left, greets New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur after a game at MetLife Stadium.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson celebrates as he leaves the field.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) shakes hands with New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) after the game.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) fumbles the ball in the fourth quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles cornerback Sidney Jones (22) intercepts a pass intended for New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (86) in the fourth quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles cornerback Rasul Douglas (32) breaks up a pass intended for New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (86) in the fourth quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) celebrates after he scores a touchdown in the third quarter.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox (91) recovers a fumble by New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) in the fourth quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) scores a touchdown in the third quarter.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) breaks a tackle from Eagles cornerback Sidney Jones (22) and runs for a 68-yard touchdown in the third quarter.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
The Eagles defense celebrates and poses for photos after a Eagles cornerback Sidney Jones (22) interception in the fourth quarter.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) is brought down by New York Giants cornerback Julian Love (24) in the third quarter. Scott ran in for a touchdown in the following play.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate, left, catches a touchdown pass in front of Eagles cornerback Rasul Douglas, right, in the third quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) throws for a touchdown to Eagles tight end Josh Perkins (81) in the second quarter.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
Eagles tight end Josh Perkins (81) celebrates after a touchdown in the second quarter.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
Eagles fans cheer during a game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. The Eagles won 34-17.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) runs the ball in the second quarter.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
New York Giants outside linebacker David Mayo (55) sacks Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) in the second quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles guard Brandon Brooks (79) is injured during an extra point attempt as New York Giants defensive lineman B.J. Hill (95) knocks into him in the second quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles guard Brandon Brooks (79) is carted off the field.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles defensive end Josh Sweat (94) pressures New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8).Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Miles Sanders, center, is tackled by the New York Giants safety Antoine Bethea, left.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz throws in the first quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox (29) flips New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate (15) in the second quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) runs the ball in the second quarter.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox (29) breaks up a pass intended for New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (87) in the second quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles tight end Josh Perkins, left, and tight end Dallas Goedert, right, celebrate Perkins’ second-quarter touchdown.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles tight end Josh Perkins catches a touchdown pass as New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker defends in the second quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham, left, celebrates a sack with Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, right, in the first quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham, left, sacks New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones in the first quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
New York Giants safety Antoine Bethea (41) pulls down Eagles running back Miles Sanders (26) in the first quarter. At right is New York Giants cornerback Antonio Hamilton (30).Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles kicker Jake Elliott (4) kicks a field goal from the hold of punter Cameron Johnston (1) in the first quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert (88) celebrates a catch in the first quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs the ball in the second quarter.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Since that game, the Seahawks have lost their two top running backs -- Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny. Penny, who rushed for 129 yards against the Eagles, including a 58-yard touchdown run right up the middle, tore his ACL the week after his performance against the Eagles.
Carson injured his hip in Seattle’s Week 16 loss to Arizona and is out for the season. They also lost backup running back C.J. Prosise in the Arizona game. He broke his arm.
Desperate for running back help, the Seahawks signed 33-year-old Marshawn Lynch and another former Seahawk, Robert Turbin, this week.
Lynch played for the Raiders in 2017 and 2018. He was out of football before re-signing with Seattle. The same with Turbin, who was a fourth-round pick of the Seahawks in 2012 and spent three seasons with them. He was with Indianapolis in 2017 and 2018, but only played in a total of eight games those two seasons.
The Eagles take a four-game winning streak into the playoffs. Seattle has lost three of its last four.