On the road again
If the 49ers ( 5- 6) are going to make a postseason push, it will have to come without a true home field through December: 1 Seahawks 23, Eagles 17: Seattle alone atop NFC West.
PHILADELPHIA — DK Metcalf got extra motivation he didn’t even need.
Metcalf caught 10 passes for 177 yards, Russell Wilson threw for 230 yards and a touchdown and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Philadelphia Eagles 2317 on Monday night.
Before the game, Metcalf said Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, who coached Calvin Johnson in Detroit, compared him to the former Lions star.
“I’m getting a little respect, but you know I still got work to do. One of the defensive coaches came up to me and it kind of made me mad that he was like, ‘ You know, I was in Detroit with Megatron but you’re not there yet,’ ” Metcalf said. “In my mind, I’m not trying to be Megatron. I’m trying to be me. So I had a little chip on my shoulder the whole game.”
The Seahawks ( 83) moved one game ahead of the Rams in the NFC West. The Eagles ( 371) fell a halfgame behind the Giants and Washington in the woeful NFC East.
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz had another rough game. He was 25 of 45 for 215 yards, two TDs — one in garbage time — and one interception.
Seattle’s defense entered the game allowing the most yards in the NFL and most yards passing but held Philadelphia’s inept offense to 250 yards.
Metcalf was on the board when the Eagles took JJ ArcegaWhiteside in the second
round with the 57th pick in 2019. ArcegaWhiteside has 12 career catches and was a healthy inactive before landing on the COVID19 list. Metcalf, who was the final pick of the second round, had the best game of his rookie year in Seattle’s playoff win at Philadelphia last season and again showed why he’s one of the best receivers in the NFL.
Metcalf’s 52yard catch on 3rdand13 set up Wilson’s 1yard TD pass to David Moore that gave the Seahawks a 70 lead.
“It’s kind of like coming home, a place that had a chance to draft me but they didn’t, so I’ve got to make them pay,” Metcalf said.
Chris Carson made it 140 when he bullied his way through Philadelphia’s defense on a 16yard run.
“You know me, I saw that end zone so my game is physical so I wanted to get it in,” Carson said.
The Eagles didn’t get a first down until Wentz ran for 20 yards with under five minutes left in the first half. Wentz scrambled for 13 yards on 3rdand5 to keep the drive going and tossed a 3yard TD pass to Dallas Goedert to cut it to 146 at halftime. Jake Elliott missed the extra point wide left.
Elliott’s 42yard field goal cut it to 149 in the third quarter. Jason Myers hit one from 44 yards to extend it to 179.
After a holding call on Cedric Ogbuehi negated a 17yard TD run by Carlos Hyde, Myers connected from 33 yards. He hit another one from 39.
Richard Rodgers caught a tipped ball on a desperation heave by Wentz for a 33yard TD in the final minute.
The Eagles went threeandout on their first five drives.