Here are three early impressions from the Seahawks’ 17-9 victory at Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon. The Seahawks, now 9-2, remain undefeated on the road this season and pull within a half game of San Francisco atop the NFC West, with the 49ers set to host Green Bay on Sunday night.
How about this defense?
What a turnaround for this Seahawks defense over the past two games.
In their the past eight quarters — including overtime in San Francisco — the Seahawks have allowed just 15 points. (That does not include the 49ers’ fumble-return touchdown in the fourth quarter two weeks ago, but does include the meaningless touchdown the Eagles scored in the final 20 seconds Sunday.