PHILADELPHIA — The Seattle Seahawks scored touchdowns on their first two possessions of the second half and went on to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-14 on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field in a battle of two of the NFC’s top teams.

Seattle (9-4) kept pace with first-place Arizona (10-3) in NFC West after the Cardinals beat Kansas City 17-14 on Sunday. Seattle beat the Cardinals 19-3 earlier in the season and the two teams meet again on Dec. 21 at Arizona.

The Eagles (9-4) fell into a first-place tie with Dallas in NFC East, although the Eagles hold a tiebreaker because they beat the Cowboys 33-10 on Thanksgiving Day. The two teams play again next Sunday night in Philadelphia.

The Eagles got a big break in the first quarter that led to the first points of the game. Seattle punter Jon Ryan muffed a snap from center and the Eagles’ Zach Ertz picked up the loose ball and returned it 8 yards to the Seahawks’ 14. After the Eagles converted a fourth-and-1 from the 5, quarterback Mark Sanchez rifled a short pass to wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who followed a block from fellow receiver Riley Cooper for a 1-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead with 3:37 left in the opening period.

The Seahawks got that touchdown back on the second play of the second quarter. Seattle had the ball on the Eagles 26 when quarterback Russell Wilson faked a handoff and dashed through a big hole on the left side. Wilson wasn’t even touched as he scored the tying TD to cap off an 82-yard, 10-play drive.

The Seahawks added a field goal right before the half to take a 10-7 lead, and then their defense came up with the play of the game. The Eagles took the second-half kickoff and Seattle linebacker K.J. Wright stripped the ball from running back LeSean McCoy and safety Earl Thomas recovered on the Eagles’ 15.

Then, on second-and-6, Wilson faked a handoff to running back Marshawn Lynch and rolled to his right, then passed across the field to a wide-open Lynch, who scored easily for a 17-7 lead, giving the Seahawks 10 quick points in what had been a defensive struggle.

The Eagles answered on their next offensive series, after Josh Huff’s 46-yard kickoff return gave them good field position on their 46. The Eagles cashed in when Ertz beat Wright down the left sideline and caught Sanchez’s 35-yard pass for a touchdown, which made it 17-14 with 12:09 left in the third quarter.

But the Seahawks came right back, thanks to a costly penalty — Eagles cornerback Bradley Fletcher was called for pass interference on wide receiver Doug Baldwin, a 44-yard penalty that put the ball on the Eagles’ 35. Four plays later, Baldwin beat safety Malcolm Jenkins for a 23-yard touchdown and Seattle had its 10-point lead back, 24-14, with 9:01 left in the third period.

NOTES: RB LeSean McCoy became the Eagles’ all-time career rushing leader when he gained 4 yards in the third quarter. That moved him past Wilbert Montgomery, who had 6,538 yards and held the record since 1984. … Seattle C Max Unger missed his third straight game with a high ankle sprain, but coach Pete Carroll said this week that he’s optimistic Unger will be able to return for next week’s NFC West rematch with the San Francisco 49ers. … Seattle hadn’t allowed a touchdown in 11 consecutive quarters before Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin scored one in the first quarter.