Eagles vs. Seahawks: Best anytime NFL TD scorer bets for Monday Night Football in Week 15
Week 15 of the NFL season finishes off on an NFC showdown on Monday Night Football. The defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles (10-3) head on the road to take on the Seattle Seahawks (6-7).
The Eagles are reeling after starting the season 10-1. Seven of those wins were one-score games and put Philadelphia at the top of the conference. After their 37-34 overtime win against the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia's suffered consecutive 20-point losses for the first time in coach Nick Sirianni's tenure. Quarterback Jalen Hurts failed to score a touchdown for the first time all year in last week's loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
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Seattle's struggled as well lately. After starting the year 5-2, the Seahawks have lost five of their last six games, including one-score losses to the Cowboys and the Los Angeles Rams. The offense averaged 24 points per game over the first seven games; that average is down to 16 in their last seven matchups. In a wide-open NFC wild card race, Seattle has the impact players on offense like DK Metcalf to make the postseason, but needs to get back on track.
Monday Night Football marks the first meeting between the two teams since Week 12 of the 2020 season, also a MNF game. Both sides need a win to keep pace in the NFC playoff picture. Philadelphia's still in play for the top seed and home field advantage. Meanwhile, Seattle wants to break through the group of six-win teams in the hunt for a wild card spot.
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Best anytime touchdown bets for Week 15 Monday Night Football
All odds courtesy of DraftKings as of Sunday evening.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown (+125)
Seattle's defense has allowed two touchdowns to wide receiver groups in each of their last three games. The majority of those have gone to outside wide receivers and Brown's led the team in targets in each of the last two games. The Eagles are focusing on him in the pass game and he'll likely lead the team in targets again. Monday Night Football could see him score for the first time since Week 12.
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf (+140)
The Eagles' pass defense is fifth-worst in the league in yards allowed per game (259.9). That unit's allowed nine touchdowns to wide receivers in the last three games alone. It's been spread out among position groups but often gone to outside receivers (seven of nine). In that case, look to Metcalf to break free. He's scored four touchdowns in the last two weeks and is the hot hand among the wideouts.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (-145)
Hurts has scored 12 rushing touchdowns this season - two-thirds of the Eagles' total in 2023 - but was held out of the end zone last week. Luckily for him, the Seattle defense is more porous than the Cowboys' unit, allowing four rushing touchdowns in the last three weeks combined. Hurts can use the tush push to score on Monday Night Football once again, like he did on previous MNF matchups against Kansas City (twice) and Tampa Bay (once).
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett (+230)
Again, Seattle could have a great day through the air against Philadelphia, and another outside receiver could find the end zone here. Lockett is tied with Metcalf for the team lead with 93 targets this season and remains a key part of the Seahawks' offense. He hasn't scored since Week 10 but is in a great position to change that on Monday Night Football.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MNF Week 15 top anytime touchdown scorer bets for Eagles-Seahawks
