The Seattle Seahawks have enjoyed a bit of a mini-bye week following their much-needed “Thursday Night Football” win over the Arizona Cardinals, and are back in primetime to face the Philadelphia Eagles and their quarterback, Carson Wentz.
Earlier this season, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins became the first non-division quarterback to receive three articles in the Quarterback Profile series. Now Carson Wentz joins him, as he is playing the Seahawks for the third time in two seasons.
This will be the fifth time Wentz has gone against the Seahawks, and it has not gone his way, to say the least. The former North Dakota State standout is 0-4 in his career versus Seattle, with the last two losses coming at home in 2019, one of which was a playoff game.
Wentz’ misfortunes with the Seahawks came to a boiling point in last season’s wild-card matchup when he suffered a concussion early and missed the rest of the game.
This season hasn’t been a walk in the park for Wentz either, as he is struggling tremendously. On the year, Wentz is barely completing 58% of his throws for only 2,326 yards with 14 touchdowns against 14 interceptions, which leads in the NFL.
Although some of Wentz’ struggles can be attributed to cluster injuries along the offensive line and receiving corps, it’s also clear something is broken for a player who was an MVP candidate in 2017.
The last full game Wentz played against Seattle, the Seahawks picked him off twice and only allowed one touchdown in a 17-9 Seattle victory.
The Seahawks are getting some reinforcements on the defensive side with Shaquill Griffin, a healing Jamal Adams, and an emerging pass rush. If the Seahawks defense is starting to turn the corner, a suffocating performance should be on the table for Monday night.
