The Seattle Seahawks lost a heartbreaker to their NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night, 26-21, after a last second pass from Russell Wilson to Jacob Hollister fell just short of the end zone.
The loss not only cost Seattle the NFC West title, it also dropped them to the No. 5 seed and into a wildcard battle on the road against the No. 4 seeded Eagles of Philadelphia, who finished the season with a 9-7 record.
The game will be played at 1:40 p.m. PT on Sunday, January 5.
Seattle already played in Philadelphia this season, defeating them 19-7 in Week 12, but both teams have dealt with serious injuries since then, making this a very different matchup – even though we are barely six weeks removed from the last contest.
The Seahawks are 3-12 all-time in road playoff games, and they have struggled the second time playing opponents in the last two seasons, so Sunday’s battle could be a tricky one for a Seattle squad that struggled on both sides of the ball in the final two games of the 2019 regular season.
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