Philadelphia Eagles, Carson Wentz falter again in loss to Seattle Seahawks. Could Jalen Hurts get a chance next?
PHILADELPHIA — For those waiting for Jalen Hurts to take over at quarterback, it didn’t happen despite a dreadful performance from Carson Wentz and the Eagles’ offense.
Sure, Hurts got his customary few reps. He even threw a pass, this time with Wentz on the sideline for the first time this season.
But there’s a chance that could be changing soon.
That’s because Wentz and the Eagles couldn’t get anything going on offense in losing to the Seattle Seahawks, 23-17, on Monday night. The score was only within a touchdown because of a 33-yard TD pass from Wentz to Richard Rodgers with 12 seconds left.
Wentz completed 25 of 45 passes for 215 yards with 2 TDs and an interception. In all, the Eagles had just 250 yards against a Seattle defense that came into the game last in yards allowed per game at 435 per game.
Yet it took until 4 1/2 minutes remained in the first half for the Eagles to get their first first down of the game, and a minute later before the Eagles crossed into Seattle territory for the first time.
Then in the fourth quarter, when the Eagles had their best chance to get back into the game, Wentz threw an interception into the end zone on what appeared to be a miscommunication with tight end Dallas Goedert.
It was Wentz’s 15th interception of the season, an NFL high and a new career high for Wentz.
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All of which was more than enough to drop the Eagles to 3-7-1, one-half game behind NFC East co-leaders the Giants and Washington.
The Eagles’ defense, meanwhile, couldn’t contain star receiver D.K. Metcalf, who had 10 receptions for 177 yards, mostly with Darius Slay covering him.
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Eagles general manager Howie Roseman no doubt got yet another reminder of his colossal mistake in the 2019 NFL draft when he selected wide receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside in the second round.
Seven picks later, the Seahawks took DK Metcalf.
Metcalf finished with 10 catches for a career-high 177 yards Monday. Arcega-Whiteside, who missed his second straight game on the COVID-19 list, has 2 catches for 45 yards this season.
The 177 yards for Metcalf represents more than Arcega-Whiteside had for his entire rookie season (169). Metcalf also had 160 yards receiving against the Eagles in the playoff game last January.
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Jason Peters was playing in his 212th game, and in his 17th season, but this was his first ever game at guard. Peters, signed in 2004 as an undrafted free agent as a tight end, eventually moved to right tackle, then left tackle.
But after injuries that ravaged the Eagles’ offensive line, in addition to Peters’ ineffective play last week against Cleveland, the Eagles moved him to right guard. That was the position Peters was supposed to play when the Eagles re-signed him in July.
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