SportsDirect Inc. staff
Dec 7, 2014
Seahawks 24, Eagles 14: Russell Wilson passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns while also running for a score as visiting Seattle cruised past Philadelphia.
Doug Baldwin and Marshawn Lynch caught scoring passes as the Seahawks (9-4) won their third straight and remained one game behind first-place Arizona in the NFC West. Lynch rushed for 86 yards and Seattle possessed the ball for 41 minutes, 56 seconds while outgaining the Eagles 440-139 and holding a 28-9 advantage in first downs.
Mark Sanchez threw two touchdown passes but was intercepted once and was 10-of-20 for only 96 yards for Philadelphia (9-4). LeSean McCoy was limited to 50 yards on 17 carries and the Eagles ran just 45 plays compared to Seattleกฏs 85.
Philadelphia pulled within 17-14 when Sanchez connected with Zach Ertz on a 35-yard scoring pass with 12:09 left in the third quarter before Wilson answered with a 23-yard TD toss to Baldwin just over three minutes later. Lynch lost a fumble with nine minutes remaining, but Sanchez was intercepted by Tharold Simon on the ensuing play.
The Eagles struck first on Sanchezกฏs 1-yard scoring pass to Jeremy Maclin late in the first quarter before Wilson scored on a 26-yard run in the opening minute of the second quarter to tie it. Steven Hauschka booted a 44-yard field goal with two seconds left to provide the Seahawks with a 10-7 halftime lead, and Wilson teamed with Lynch on a 15-yard touchdown just 57 seconds into the third quarter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: McCoy (6,541) became Philadelphiaกฏs all-time leading rusher, passing Wilbert Montgomery (6,538). กญ Lynch raised his season total to 1,042 yards for his fourth consecutive 1,000-yard season and sixth overall. กญ The offensive yardage was the lowest for the Eagles in Chip Kellyกฏs two seasons as coach. The previous low was 200 against the New York Giants on Oct. 27, 2013.