Grading the Eagles’ 17-9 playoff loss to the Seahawks | Paul Domowitch
The grades are in for the Eagles' Sunday’s playoff loss to the Seahawks. Check them out and send in your own.
Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox tries to take down Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf after a 53-yard reception during the third quarter.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
The grades are in for the Eagles’ Sunday’s playoff loss to the Seahawks. Check them out and send in your own.
Rushing offense
Miles Sanders and Boston Scott combined for 94 rushing yards, including five double-digit-yard runs. They averaged 4.9 yards per carry on first down. Josh McCown added 23 yards on five carries, including an 11-yard keeper in the second quarter.
Grade: B-plus
Passing offense
Josh McCown came off the bench after Carson Wentz got hurt and turned in a respectable performance, completing 18 of 24 passes. One of those six incompletions was a killer — a misconnection with Miles Sanders on a fourth-and-4 flair in the fourth quarter that would have kept a potential scoring drive alive. McCown leaned on tight end Dallas Goedert, who had seven catches for 73 yards. But he was sacked three times in the red zone as the Eagles failed to score a touchdown on three trips inside the Seattle 20.
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Grade: C-plus
Eagles block Seattle Seahawks field goal attempt in the first quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles defensive back Craig James makes a tackle on Seattle Seahawks wide receiver David Moore during the first quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney lands on Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz during the first quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks running back Travis Homer fumbles the football against Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and linebacker Nate Gerry during the first quarter. The Seahawks recovered the football.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson throws the football past Eagles defensive end Derek Barnett during the first quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Eagles strong safety Malcolm Jenkins gets shoved by Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch during the first quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson during the second quarter.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham injured during second quarter of the game. He returns to the game during the second quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham gets looked at on the sideline during the second quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks running back Travis Homer is taken down by Eagles defense during the second quarter.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson during the second quarter.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Josh McCown, right, trips as he hands off the ball to Eagles running back Boston Scott, left, in the second quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Josh McCown runs away from Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney during the second quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch, center, scores a touchdown in the second quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Fans react to a play during the second quarter.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver David Moore is tackled by Eagles strong safety Malcolm Jenkins, right, after a big gain in the second quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Miles Sanders is injured on the last play of the second quarter.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson slides on a play during the second quarter.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Josh McCown (18), center, dives to the sideline after running for a first down and setting up the Eagles for the field goal in the second quarter of the Eagles wild card playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks on January 5, 2020, at Lincoln Financial Field.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Josh McCown on the sidelines with Eagles offensive tackle Jason Peters during the second quarter.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf stretches out to make a 53-yard reception making a touchdown during the third quarter.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox tries to take down Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf after a 53-yard reception during the third quarter.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner gets a hand on Eagles running back Boston Scott during the second half.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver David Moore celebrates with Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf's head as they celebrate a touchdown in the third quarter.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert goes over the top of Seattle Seahawks strong safety Bradley McDougald.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Josh McCown throws the football during the third quarter past Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver David Moore leaps over Eagles cornerback Cre'von LeBlanc during the third quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Eagles tight end Zach Ertz shoves away Seattle Seahawks defensive back Quandre Diggs during the third quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Josh McCown slides past Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney during the third quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson slides down against Eagles outside linebacker Nigel Bradham during the third quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Josh McCown gets taken down by Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Jarran Reed (top) and defensive end Jadeveon Clowney late in the fourth quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Rasheem Green takes down Eagles quarterback Josh McCown during the fourth quarter.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson throws the football against the Eagles late in the fourth quarter.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Eagle wide receiver Sheldon Gibson, left, battles Seattle cornerback Tre Flowers for the ball in the fourth quarter and Flowers was clawed for pass interference giving the Eagles the ball deep in Seahawks territory.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagles wide receiver Greg Ward, kneeling, is comforted by Eagles cornerback Craig James, right, as they absorb the loss.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch, center, drives through the Eagles defense for the only touchdown in the first half.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Seattle defensive tackle Jarran Reed, left, raises his arm in victory after Eagles quarterback Josh McCown, right, lays on the field after being pulled down short of the first down marker in the fourth.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Miles Sanders, right, drops a fourth down pass from Eagles quarterback Josh McCown, as he is covered by Jadeveon Clowney, left, in the fourth quarter.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagles quarterback Josh McCown, center, leaves Lincoln Financial Field, visibly upset.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson and Seattle head coach Pete Carroll share a few words after the Eagles lost to the Seahawks.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagle head coach Doug Pederson, right puts his arm around Eagles running back Boston Scott, left, as they walk to the locker room after losing to the Seattle Seahawks, 17-9.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson is sacked by the Eagles defensive line in the fourth quarter.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagles tight end Zach Ertz, left, stretches from the grasp Seattle free safety Bradley McDougald to gain a first down in the fourth quarter.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Eagles running back Miles Sanders tries to catch the football against Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney during a fourth-quarter fourth down.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Rushing defense
The Eagles held Seahawks running backs Travis Homer and Marshawn Lynch to 19 yards on 17 carries. But Lynch had a 5-yard second-quarter touchdown run, breaking tackles by Malcolm Jenkins and Avonte Maddox. Russell Wilson had 22- and 19-yard runs against the Eagles, but neither did any damage.
Grade: A
Passing defense
The Eagles had problems with D.K. Metcalf’s speed. He caught seven passes from Russell Wilson for 160 yards, including a 53-yard third-quarter touchdown pass when he got behind cornerback Avonte Maddox. He also had a 36-yard catch on a third-and-10 with less than two minutes left in the game when the Eagles desperately needed to get the ball back.
Grade: C
Special teams
Vinny Curry blocked an early 35-yard Jason Myers field goal attempt. Jake Elliott made all three of his attempts from 46, 26, and 38 yards The Eagles’ coverage teams played well.
Grade: B -plus
Overall
For the second time this season, the Eagles held the Seahawks to 17 points, and for the second time this season they lost to them. The first-quarter concussion to Carson Wentz finally was one injury too many for the Eagles. Josh McCown played his heart out and was able to move the ball between the twenties. But the Eagles were 0-for-3 in the red zone. That and the 53-yard touchdown pass they gave up to J.K. Metcalf did them in.
