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NFL Week 15 Game Recap: Seattle Seahawks 20, Philadelphia Eagles 17

2TDK979 Seattle Seahawks safety Julian Love, right, prepares to make an intercepted on a pass intended for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Quez Watkins (16) during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

The Drew Lock-led Seattle Seahawks stunned the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, beating them 20-17 to move to 7-7 on the year.

Offensive spotlight: The Seahawks leaned on Kenneth Walker III and the running game with Geno Smith on the sidelines. Walker stepped up to the task, totaling 112 all-purpose yards and a score across 22 touches. 

The second-year back ran the ball 19 times, producing 86 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown and five first downs. He forced five missed tackles and racked up 51 rushing yards after contact.

We also have to mention backup quarterback Drew Lock, who led his team on a game-winning drive with less than two minutes remaining, completing 5 of his 10 passes for 87 yards and the game-winning touchdown to rookie receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Defensive spotlight: Seattle safety Julian Love was the star of the show on the defensive side of the ball, as he came down with two interceptions in the fourth quarter — one on a deep shot where he matched Quez Watkins step for step to the end zone, the other on an Earl Thomas-like play where he broke from center field to corral the ball down the right sideline. 

Love was targeted three times on the night but allowed only one catch for 10 yards. He added eight solo tackles and two defensive stops to cap off a mightily impressive performance.  

Rookie spotlight: Eagles first-round pick Jalen Carter managed to add to his sack total, but it was his only pressure of the night, according to PFF's first-run analysis. After looking unblockable at times to start the year, Carter has been held to just one pressure over his past two games.


Box Score

Passing
Philadelphia Eagles
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Sacks Rtg
Jalen Hurts 23.9 17 / 31 143 4.6 0 2 0 40.1
Seattle Seahawks
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Sacks Rtg
Drew Lock 12.1 22 / 33 208 6.3 1 0 2 94.0
Rushing
Philadelphia Eagles
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long Fum Lost
Jalen Hurts 23.9 13 82 6.3 2 20 0
D'Andre Swift 9.5 18 74 4.1 0 11 0
Dallas Goedert 7.1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
Kenneth Gainwell 2.1 6 21 3.5 0 8 0
Seattle Seahawks
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long Fum Lost
Kenneth Walker III 20.2 19 86 4.5 1 23 0
Drew Lock 12.1 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0
Zach Charbonnet 1.6 4 16 4.0 0 6 0
Receiving
Philadelphia Eagles
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT YPR TD
A.J. Brown 10.6 10 5 56 5.6 11.2 0
DeVonta Smith 10.0 5 5 50 10.0 10.0 0
D'Andre Swift 9.5 3 2 1 0.3 0.5 0
Dallas Goedert 7.1 9 4 30 3.3 7.5 0
Kenneth Gainwell 2.1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
Julio Jones 1.6 1 1 6 6.0 6.0 0
Quez Watkins 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
Seattle Seahawks
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT YPR TD
Kenneth Walker III 20.2 3 3 26 8.7 8.7 0
Jaxon Smith-Njigba 14.8 4 4 48 12.0 12.0 1
DK Metcalf 12.8 6 5 78 13.0 15.6 0
Tyler Lockett 5.1 9 3 21 2.3 7.0 0
Noah Fant 4.6 5 3 16 3.2 5.3 0
Will Dissly 2.9 2 2 9 4.5 4.5 0
Zach Charbonnet 1.6 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
Colby Parkinson 1.6 1 1 6 6.0 6.0 0
Jake Bobo 1.4 1 1 4 4.0 4.0 0
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