Seattle Seahawks (8-4) at Philadelphia Eagles (9-3)

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia – TV: FOX

*TV announcers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews

*Keys to the game: Eagles defensive coordinator Bill Davis has spent his coaching career in the NFL, but most of his staff comes from the college ranks and he’s confident that will help the Eagles prepare for Seahawks QB Russell Wilson. Wilson lacks dynamic playmakers to stretch the field and his accuracy has been inconsistent at times this season, but the constant in Seattle’s offense has been the threat of the read-option.

With defenses forced to key in on RB Marshawn Lynch, Wilson is averaging 5.9 yards per carry on read-options and designed runs and 9.6 yards per carry on scrambles. He’ll mix that in with plenty of screens to his backs and tight ends and only occasionally push the ball downfield – the Eagles have allowed a league-high 23 completions of 30-plus yards. But if the Eagles can keep Wilson penned in the pocket, that’s when the quarterback’s small stature plays against him and Philadelphia should be able to generate plenty of pressure.

The Eagles will come out of the gates with their fast-paced attack looking to get the Seahawks’ defense on its heels. Philadelphia has scored 64 points on its first and second possessions over the past eight games, and have outscored their last eight opponents 85-31 in the first quarter.

The key is whether RB LeSean McCoy can find early running lanes. Seattle has great team speed and the vulnerability lies in the middle without DT Brandon Mebane. If the Seahawks shut down the run, their secondary could feast on turnover-prone QB Mark Sanchez.

*Matchup to watch – Seahawks CB Richard Sherman vs. Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin: Sherman is the All-Pro coming off Defensive Player of the Week honors. Maclin is the comebacker player of the year candidate with nine touchdowns while averaging 15.3 yards per catch. Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur insisted the Eagles will “run their offense,” when asked if they would throw at Sherman.

*Player spotlight – Eagles ILB Mychal Kendricks: Kendricks is the lynchpin of a defense allowing 3.6 yards per carry over the past seven games, including holding Dallas’ DeMarco Murray to a season-low 73 yards.

*Fast facts: Wilson is 15th in the NFL with 679 rushing yards and is first in third-down running (210 yards on 21 carries). … McCoy needs 48 yards to surpass Wilbert Montgomery as the Eagles’ all-time career rushing leader.

WHO WILL WIN AND WHY

Both teams enter well rested after playing on Thanksgiving. The Seahawks traditionally have not traveled well to the East Coast, but they also allowed a total of six points in their past two games. McCoy is the key in keeping the pressure off Sanchez to attack the Legion of Boom.

*Our pick: Seahawks 20-16