Seahawks' Drew Lock warming up

The Seahawks stunned the Eagles with a go-ahead TD pass from Drew Lock to Jaxon Smith-Njigba with 0:28 to play.

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Seahawks' Drew Lock warming up

Seahawks QB Drew Lock is warming up with the first-team offense. Lock made his first start for Seattle in a 28-16 loss to the San Francisco 49ers last week, throwing for 269 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.

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Betting odds portend for solid passing numbers for Jalen Hurts

The sports betting public seems to think that Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will be at full strength when he plays, or at least that can be read into by the passing yards prop bet that has Hurts listed with an over/under of 247.5.

With -115 odds on either side of that wager, it shows that online sportsbooks are expecting Hurts to have a good shot at topping the over here, which is notable since he has thrown for 207 or fewer passing yards in four of his past five games.

More betting odds shifts in Eagles-Seahawks

The point spread betting line for the Eagles-Seahawks matchup has been moving around at a frenetic pace over the past three hours due largely to clarification on whether Jalen Hurts or Geno Smith were going to play in this matchup. That was at Philadelphia -4 points recently but has now backed down to Eagles -3.5 at BetMGM.

The over/under in total points has also seen an increase with the favorable news for Hurts and Smith playing in this game, as that was 45 points in the 4 p.m. ET hour and is now at 46.5 points at BetMGM.

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Seahawks' Devon Witherspoon, Jamal Adams inactive vs. Eagles

While Geno Smith is active, defensive backs Devon Witherspoon (hip) and Jamal Adams (knee) are not. Both had been listed as questionable after not practicing all week.

Betting odds slightly ahead of official notification on Geno Smith

Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith started warming up about an hour ago and that seemed to be enough for online sportsbooks to believe that he was going to be available for this game. The point spread in tonight’s matchup moved from Philadelphia -5.5 points to Philadelphia -4 points in pregame betting at BetMGM.

Smith is now officially listed as active for this game, showing that this adjustment was warranted.

Geno Smith (groin) active vs. Eagles

Seahawks QB Geno Smith is active tonight against the Eagles, however the team has yet to officially announce a starter.

Smith was listed as questionable with a groin injury that kept him out of last week's loss to the 49ers.

Has recent schedule started to wear down Eagles' defense?

The daunting stretch of the Eagles’ schedule may be starting to impact the defense.

Philly has given up eight touchdown drives of at least 75 yards over the past two weeks, two more than any other team in the NFL entering Week 15. The Eagles had allowed six such TD drives in their previous seven games combined.

Seahawks' run game will be critical vs. Eagles

Regardless of who starts at quarterback, the Seahawks need to run the ball effectively to upset the Eagles. Seattle ranks 23rd in designed rushing yards per game (84), and the team hasn’t had a 100-yard rusher in a game since Ken Walker III had 105 yards against the Cardinals in Week 7. The Eagles have had problems this season, but their run defense is among the best in the league, ranking third in designed yards allowed per game (78). Seattle wants its offense to own the line of scrimmage, but that could be tough to accomplish against a stout Eagles front.

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Jalen Hurts' status moves betting odds

The questionable status of Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts is one reason that the point spread for tonight’s Eagles-Seahawks matchup at Philadelphia was -3 points earlier this week, but that point spread has been moving more in favor of the Eagles as the day has progressed.

It shifted from Eagles -3.5 in the 3 p.m. ET hour to Eagles -4 in the 4 p.m. ET hour, and with the reports that Hurts will play in tonight’s contest, that number has now moved to Philadelphia -5.5 points in pregame betting at BetMGM.

Jalen Hurts to play tonight vs. Seahawks: Reports

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts will play tonight against the Seahawks, per multiple reports.

Hurts is listed as questionable due to an illness that forced him to miss practice Saturday and fly separately from the team to Seattle.

Roger Goodell rebuts notion he wants ‘tush push’ banned in NFL

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell denied that he wants the “tush push” quarterback sneak play that the Philadelphia Eagles have popularized removed from the game.

“I haven’t taken a position on that one,” Goodell said during a news conference Wednesday at the end of the December league meeting. “Last year, the (rules) committee had a lot of different views on that. I want to hear that again this year. I want to hear how people feel about it. I think we want to look at, ‘Is there enough data to talk about the safety of it?'”

A league source previously told The Athletic’s Dianna Russini that Goodell wants to see the play removed from the game permanently.

Jeff Miller, NFL executive vice president of communications, said Wednesday that the league has studied injuries that have stemmed from the “tush push” play. Upon review, Miller said that “nothing notable” was concluded regarding the play having an increased risk of injury for players. For Goodell, though, that isn’t the only factor.

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Jalen Hurts arrives on team bus with Eagles

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts arrives with the team at Lumen Field.

Hurts, who missed practice Saturday with an illness and traveled to Seattle separately, is listed as questionable for tonight's game against the Seahawks.

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Betting percentages for Eagles-Seahawks

Here are the betting percentages for the standard game lines for tonight’s Eagles-Seahawks game (per BetMGM):

Point spread (Eagles -4)

Philadelphia: 69 percent

Seattle: 31 percent

Over/under total points (45)

Over: 59 percent

Under: 41 percent

Moneyline

Philadelphia: 81 percent

Seattle: 19 percent

These lines indicate that a large majority of sports bettors think that the Eagles will win by more than four points and will do so in a fairly high-scoring matchup.

Line shift in Eagles-Seahawks matchup

The point spread for the Eagles-Seahawks matchup was Philadelphia -3 points earlier this week and that moved to Eagles -3.5 earlier this afternoon, but that point spread has recently shifted to Philadelphia -4 points in pregame betting at BetMGM.

All football approach on tonight’s 'ManningCast'

The "ManningCast" often has comedians as part of its guest list, but in tonight’s episode, the guest list is all football, albeit with a twist with the final guest.

It starts with 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, who will almost certainly be asked about Brock Purdy’s comments that CMC should be the league MVP this season.

Next up is Houston quarterback Case Keenum, who helped the Texans to a 19-16 victory yesterday that kept Houston in the AFC South division title race.

Closing out the show will be ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes, who combines deep-dive football analysis with comedy on-air and on her highly entertaining X feed.

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