Seahawks thrash Eagles
SEATTLE (AP) -- Marshawn Lynch ran for 148 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns and David Hawthorne returned Vince Young's third interception 77 yards for a clinching score with 4:24 remaining as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Philadelphia Eagles 31-14 on Thursday night.
Lynch, Seattle's hard-charging running back, bulled through Philadelphia for the second-best running day of his career. He carried 22 times and had touchdown runs of 15 and 40 yards.
Golden Tate added an 11-yard TD reception, but the Seahawks' third win in the last four games wasn't secured until Hawthorne stepped in front of Young's pass intended for LeSean McCoy and raced untouched into the end zone.
Young finished with a career-high four interceptions. McCoy had a 1-yard touchdown run in the first half and caught a 2-yard shovel pass from Young that pulled the Eagles (4-8) within 10.
Seahawks 31, Eagles 14
Philadelphia 0 7 0 7--14
Seattle 7 10 7 7--31
FIRST QUARTER
Sea--Lynch 15 run (Hauschka kick), 9:19.
SECOND QUARTER
Sea--Lynch 40 run (Hauschka kick), 14:50.
Phi--McCoy 1 run (Henery kick), 11:43.
Sea--Hauschka 49 FG, :16.
THIRD QUARTER
Sea--Tate 11 pass from Jackson (Hauschka kick), 8:04.
FOURTH QUARTER
Phi--McCoy 2 pass from Young (Henery kick), 12:51.
Sea--Hawthorne 77 interception return (Hauschka kick), 4:24.
Attendance--67,039.
Phi Sea
First downs 20 15
Total Net Yards 330 347
Rushes-yards 25-132 33-174
Passing 198 173
Punt Returns 0-0 3-0
Kickoff Returns 4-92 1-24
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 4-146
Comp-Att-Int 17-29-4 13-16-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-10 3-17
Punts 4-46.3 5-39.8
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0
Penalties-Yards 5-28 5-30
Time of Possession 29:40 30:20
Individual statistics
RUSHING--Philadelphia: McCoy 17-84, Young 5-32, Brown 2-11, D.Jackson 1-5. Seattle: Lynch 22-148, Washington 6-9, Tate 1-8, Forsett 2-5, Jackson 2-4.
PASSING--Philadelphia: Young 17-29-4-208. Seattle: Jackson 13-16-0-190.
RECEIVING--Philadelphia: Cooper 5-94, McCoy 4-49, D.Jackson 4-34, Celek 3-21, Avant 1-10. Seattle: Tate 4-47, Robinson 4-41, Miller 2-53, Obomanu 2-28, Baldwin 1-21.
MISSED FIELD GOALS--None.
