USA TODAY Sports Network’s NFL wild-card playoff previews, predictions

The USA TODAY Sports Network previews each of this weekend’s matchups: Bills-Texans, Titans-Patriots, Vikings-Saints and Seahawks-Eagles.

Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles

Carson Wentz Philadelphia Eagles
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TV: 4:40 p.m. ET Sunday, NBC

Records: Seahawks 11-5, Eagles 9-7

Line: Seahawks by 1½

Satellite radio: Seahawks feed on Sirius 82 (streaming 828), Eagles feed on Sirius 83 (streaming 825)

Seahawks’ keys: RB Marshawn Lynch arrived in Week 17 and offers a different dimension, even after going almost a year without carrying the ball. QB Russell Wilson will test the Eagles’ vulnerable secondary deep with WRs Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf. The Seahawks must get solid efforts from DE Jadeveon Clowney and ILB Bobby Wagner.

Eagles’ keys: They must continue to do what has worked over the past four games – getting RBs Miles Sanders and Boston Scott on the perimeter and allowing TE Dallas Goedert to control the middle of the field. Coach Doug Pederson has to get QB Carson Wentz, in his first postseason game, started off early with a few easy throws.

Who wins? Wentz was counted out as a franchise quarterback after he fumbled and threw two costly interceptions in the November loss to the Seahawks. But he has been much better since then. Eagles 24, Seahawks 17

Glenn Erby

Buf@Hou / Ten@NE / Min@NO

Lines by BetMGM.com

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