Have you heard that CenturyLink Field field is loud? Well, it is.
The rest of the league continues to do the Eagles zero favors, as both the Cowboys and the Giants picked up wins during the early slate of games. To keep pace, the Eagles are dealing with the almost impossible task of beating the Seattle Seahawks in the Pacific Northwest. And they're not doing so hot, trailing 16-7 at halftime. Here's what I saw:
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The good
• At least early on, the Eagles were moving the ball better than you might have initially expected. And on their third possession, they marched 68 yards on 13 plays, a methodical drive that was capped off by a nice effort at the goal line by Zach Ertz:
• The official team accounts aren't allowed to have any fun, so credit the Eagles for this nice burn:
• Nolan Carroll almost killed a guy:
The bad
• After Carroll made that big hit, the Eagles wasted a big opportunity with the Seahawks facing a 2nd and 20 in their own territory. The secondary had very soft coverage on the play, allowing Jermaine Kearse to make the catch and set up a 3nd and very manageable. Seattle went on to score a touchdown on a drive that should've ended with them buried near their end zone (see next bullet).
• Little things matter and Brandon Graham's offside penalty turned out to be a huge play. With the Seahawks dealing with a 3rd and 16 in Eagles territory, the Eagles defensive MVP up to this point jumped offside. And on the subsequent 3rd and 11, Russell Wilson went all Russell Wilson:
Jaylen Watkins made a mess of that coverage on Jimmy Graham, but the mental mistakes add up.
• I thought Carson Wentz was OK. He missed a couple of throws early but his final numbers would be better if Nelson Agholor didn't ruin a couple of big gainers: 10-18 for 82 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. He made a mistake on the late interception by Kam Chancellor, staring down his target.
The ugly
• Jalen Mills' effort in run support on C.J. Prosise's touchdown wasn't quite the best we've ever seen:
There was no finger wag after that play:
• On possibly the greatest play of Doug Pederson and Ertz's career, a 57-yard tight end screen was called back because of an illegal formation penalty on Agholor that had absolutely nothing to do with the play. Just killer:
• At this point, the Eagles should probably take Agholor off the field completely. Even if Paul Turner probably isn't the answer, I can't imagine he could play any worse:
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