Seahawks take down Eagles
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Backup quarterback Drew Lock piloted a gamewinning drive capped by a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jaxon Smith-njigba as the Seattle Seahawks stunned the Philadelphia Eagles 20-17 on Monday, Dec. 18.
The Seahawks snapped their fourgame NFL losing streak, improving to 7-7 to keep their post-season hopes alive.
The Eagles, already playoff-bound, lost their third straight and fell into a tie with the Dallas Cowboys for first place in the NFC East division.
The Seahawks had not led all night when they took over on their own eight-yard line with less than two minutes remaining.
Lock marched them up the field, completing five of 10 passes on the drive. That included the gamewinner to rookie Smith-njigba, who used a nifty move to elude veteran cor- nerbackjames Bradberry and reached out to haul in the ball.
"'Amazing' won't do it justice but amazing," an emotional Lock told broadcaster ESPN of the winning drive, heaping praise on his teammates.
"It takes a special group to rally around the guy that, you know, has come into his second game of the year, right? Used to the same thing all year long. Same cadence, same spin of the ball, everything.
"For a team like that, not just the offense but the defense to rally around me tonight, that was amazing," he said.
With quarterback Geno Smith in questionable shape with a groin injury, Lock did not know for sure if he would be playing until shortly before the game.
Smith was listed as "available" but Lock got the nod and completed 22 of 33 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown.
DK Metcalf made five catches — three of them on the final drive — for 78 yards and Ken Walker had 86 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.
The Eagles had a last opportunity, but Julian Love made his second interception of the fourth quarter, picking off ailing Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts's pass intended for A.J. Brown to seal the win.