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Wilson leads Seattle over Philadelphia 24-10
SEATTLE — Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes, the last a 15-yard strike to J.D. McKissic with 7:29 left, and the Seattle Seahawks stayed in the NFC playoff hunt with a 24-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.
Seattle (8-4) snapped Philadelphia’s ninegame winning streak thanks largely to another masterful performance by its quarterback. Wilson was 20 of 31 for 227 and threw touchdowns of 11 yards to Jimmy Graham, one-yard to Tyler Lockett and the TD to McKissic after the Eagles had trimmed the lead to seven.
Philadelphia (10-2) was the highest-scoring team in the NFL, averaging 31.9 points per game. But the Eagles got just 10 points out of seven drives that at some point reached Seattle territory.
Carson Wentz was 29 of 45 for 348 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Wentz had a costly fumble at the Seattle 1 on the opening drive of the second half that could have pulled the Eagles even at 10-10.
Wentz was inches shy of breaking the plane when Sheldon Richardson ripped the ball free. The loose ball bounced around the end zone and eventually over the end line for a touchback and Seattle’s ball.
It was a major turning point as Seattle went 80 yards in 11 plays, capped by Wilson’s one-yard pass to Lockett for a 17-3 lead. The touchdown was setup by a 47-yard pass to Doug Baldwin on third-and-10, beating a Philadelphia blitz.
Seattle snapped a rare two-game losing streak at home mostly because of Wilson. It wasn’t his best game in numbers, but it might be one of his best performances. He came up with key throws when needed, kept plays alive with his legs and pulled out some unexpected improvisation just went the Seahawks needed it.
Graham has touchdowns in four straight games and nine in the past seven games. The Seahawks visit Jacksonville on Sunday.