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Seahawks and Eagles have gone through similar seasons in 2019

The Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles have gone through terribly trying seasons in 2019 featuring many injuries and lucky breaks.

The Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles square off on Sunday, Jan. 5 at Lincoln Financial Field for their matchup in the wild-card round of the 2019-2020 NFL playoffs. The two teams are quite similar in many aspects and they have both found themselves in the postseason under compelling circumstances this year.

Both teams have dealt with their fair share of hardships, namely in the form of injuries to key players. Philadelphia has lost several wide receivers to various injuries along with Malik Jackson and Brandon Brooks, among others. In addition, offensive tackle Lane Johnson and tight end Zach Ertz are both questionable for Sunday. Seattle has lost tight end Will Dissly, running backs Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny, and CJ Prosise, and linebacker Mychal Kendricks to season-ending injuries. Offensive tackle Duane Brown and wide receiver Malik Turner have also been ruled out for Sunday’s game, and guard Mike Iupati and wide receiver Jaron Brown are questionable.

Both teams have also been the beneficiary of certain factors that have added to their win totals. The Seahawks have won many close games this year with 10 of their 11 victories being by eight points, with some coming against vastly inferior competition. The Eagles emerged from the worst division in football in the NFC East and had a particularly easy schedule to close the season. The Seahawks and Eagles have both fought hard to get to the playoffs, but they have caught quite a few breaks along the way. However, they have continuously found ways to win games when they need to, regardless of circumstance.

The Seahawks and Eagles have gone through the season with determination and many losses with mostly positive results, but there can only be one victor on Sunday.

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Seahawks are resilient but have had numerous lucky breaks in 2019

The Seattle Seahawks have been incredibly resilient throughout the 2019 season, but have also caught numerous lucky breaks to help them.

The Seattle Seahawks (10-3) have had several lucky breaks over the course of the 2019 NFL season that have contributed to their success. Of course, Seattle has had to be incredibly resilient to compile a 10-3 record through 13 games, but the Seahawks have been fortunate, to say the least.

In addition to squeaking by most of their opponents, they have often had the opportunity of playing teams missing a key player or two. Examples of this are the Bengals without A.J. Green, the Falcons without Matt Ryan, the 49ers without George Kittle, and the Vikings without Adam Thielen. This is not to say that the Seahawks have been sufficiently healthy every game because they certainly haven’t been. However, the talents of certain injured opponents could have played a big role in games against Seattle if they were healthy.

At the end of the day, you have to play whoever is in front of you and try to win no matter the circumstances. However, the Seahawks have also been lucky due to crucial missed field goals by the other team.

Both the 49ers and the Rams missed game-winning field goals against Seattle that essentially gave them victory. Greg Zuerlein missed a 44-yarder as time expired to make the final score 30-29 in favor of Seattle in Week 5, and Chase McLaughlin hooked a 47-yard field goal wide left in overtime in Week 10 that gave Seattle kicker Jason Myers the opportunity to kick the game-winning field goal at the end of overtime, which he did.

The Seahawks are a good team, but they will have to be better in the next few weeks because it is likely they will catch fewer breaks heading into the postseason. Above all else, they must stay resilient and keep finding ways to win.

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