Drew Lock found Jaxson Smith-Njigba for a game-winning touchdown late on Monday night in Seattle. (Jane Gershovich/Getty Images)
Drew Lock pulled it off.
Despite not knowing whether he was going to start in place of Geno Smith until just before kickoff, Lock mounted a wild game-winning drive to lift the Seattle Seahawks past the Philadelphia Eagles 20-17 on Monday night at Lumen Field.
Lock, after DK Metcalf pulled down a pair of ridiculous catches, hit Jaxson Smith-Njigba for a 29-yard touchdown in the corner of the end zone to put the Seahawks back up by three points with just less than 30 seconds to go.
That drive — a 10-play, 92-yard drive in just less than 90 seconds — was the Seahawks’ longest scoring drive of the season. Seattle then intercepted Hurts one last time to seal the win.
Jalen Hurts, who had been dealing with an illness all week, looked totally fine coming out of the gate for the Eagles. He went a perfect 5-of-5 on their opening drive and ended it with a three-yard touchdown run to put the Eagles up 7-0 instantly.
The Seahawks, after kicking a field goal just before halftime, then scored to start the second half — which tied the game up. Kenneth Walker ran in a 23-yard score, thanks largely to a Drew Lock lead block in the end zone.
The Eagles, however, responded right away. They mounted a 12-play, 75 yard drive capped with a “tush push” 1-yard run from Hurts.
After a Seattle drive stalled and led them to another field goal in the fourth quarter, Julian Love came up with a huge play to keep their hopes alive. Love intercepted a deep underthrown pass from Hurts in the end zone, which gave Seattle the ball right back with just about eight minutes left.
Though they went three-and-out and had to give the ball right back, Seattle got the ball back one last time with just less than two minutes to go. That set up Lock’s game-winning drive and gave Seattle the win.
Hurts went 17-of-30 for 143 yards with two interceptions, and had 82 rushing yards in the loss for the Eagles, who already clinched a spot in the playoffs. They’re now 10-4, however, and in a tight race with the Cowboys for the NFC East title.
Lock, who made just his second start this season after Smith’s groin injury, finished throwing 22-of-33 for 208 yards with a touchdown in the win. Walker had 86 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries, and Metcalf had 78 yards on five catches. The win brought the Seahawks back to 7-7 on the season, and kept their postseason hopes alive.
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Tue, December 19, 2023 at 5:23 AM GMT+1Tue, December 19, 2023 at 5:22 AM GMT+1
Drew Lock’s last win as a starter was Dec. 13, 2020. No wonder he’s emotional. Good for him.
— Adam Silverstein (@SilversteinAdam) December 19, 2023
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 5:22 AM GMT+1
The Eagles defense was so bad, they switched play-callers despite a 10-3 start to the season. All that defense needed to do Monday was keep Drew Lock from driving 92 yards for the win.
This Philly D is a big problem. https://t.co/rUjWVSDyiD
— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) December 19, 2023
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 5:20 AM GMT+1Tue, December 19, 2023 at 5:17 AM GMT+1
Another INT! That should do it for Seattle
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 5:12 AM GMT+1
Drew Lock legacy drive complete! The Seahawks are up 20-17 with 28 seconds left in Seattle
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 5:10 AM GMT+1
DK with another one! The Seahawks are still moving
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 5:07 AM GMT+1Tue, December 19, 2023 at 5:02 AM GMT+1Tue, December 19, 2023 at 4:55 AM GMT+1
Well, nevermind. The Seahawks go three-and-out, and the Eagles get it right back.
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 4:52 AM GMT+1
Julian Love with the first takeaway of the game! Seattle gets it right back, and now suddenly has a chance to steal this one away
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 4:48 AM GMT+1Tue, December 19, 2023 at 4:45 AM GMT+1
The Seahawks have to settle for a field goal. That was a brutal end to their drive.
Eagles lead 17-13 now with 10 minutes to go
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 4:43 AM GMT+1
Also this
The Seahawks are down 7 in the fourth quarter and used two timeouts on fourth downs … nah, that’ll never come back to bite them (especially when they just gave Sirianni time to make the right challenge call here)
— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) December 19, 2023
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 4:42 AM GMT+1
Jalen Carter with a huge stop for the Eagles
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 4:12 AM GMT+1
The Eagles have this down. They’ve retaken the lead in Seattle
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 4:01 AM GMT+1
Kenneth Walker! We’ve got a tie game in Seattle
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 3:50 AM GMT+1
Peyton Manning telling the story of teaching his son’s 7th grade team the “tush push,” then being told it isn’t legal, is hilarious. https://t.co/atJcvqXWZV
— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) December 19, 2023
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 3:40 AM GMT+1
Seattle will get the ball to start the second half.
Tue, December 19, 2023 at 3:32 AM GMT+1
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