Seahawks At Eagles
The game: 10 a.m. at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia.
Coaches: Seattle - Dennis Erickson, 23-25, fourth season. Philadelphia - Ray Rhodes, 26-21-1, fourth season.
The records: Season opener for both.
The series: Eagles lead 4-2.
The line: Seahawks by 4.
On the air
Television: KREM Ch. 2, with Don Criqui, Beasley Reece. Radio: KXLY (920 AM) with Lee Hamilton, Steve Raible.
SCOUTING REPORT Player matchups Passing PC-PA Yds. TD Int. Warren Moon, Seattle 313-528 3,678 25 16 Bobby Hoying, Phil. 128-225 1,573 11 6
Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD R. Watters, Seattle* 285 1,110 3.9 7 Steve Broussard, Seattle 70 418 6.0 5 Charlie Garner, Phil. 116 547 4.7 3 Kevin Turner, Phil. 18 96 5.3 0 * - ‘97 stats with Philadelphia
Receiving Rec. Yds. AVG. TD Joey Galloway, Seattle 72 1,049 14.6 12 Mike Pritchard, Seattle 64 843 13.2 2 Irving Fryar, Phil. 86 1,316 15.3 6 Kevin Turner, Phil. 48 443 9.2 3
INJURIES
Seahawks: Out: CB Reggie Rusk (foot); LB Anthony Simmons (knee). Questionable: TE Carlester Crumpler (groin). Probable: DT Cortez Kennedy (ankle); WR James McKnight (knee); LB Darrin Smith (rib); LB Dean Wells (calf).
Eagles: Out: TE Jason Dunn (knee); C Steve Everitt (foot); S Matt Stevens (knee); CB Bobby Taylor (shoulder). Questionable: RB Charlie Garner (ankle). Probable: S Brian Dawkins (Knee); DE Jon Harris (knee); TE Jimmie Johnson (groin); C Bubba Miller (elbow); CB Troy Vincent (quadricep); DE-TE Al Wallace (hip).
ANALYSIS
Who will be more wide-eyed when they stand at the line of scrimmage? Philadelphia rookie cornerback Allen Rossum, or 41-year-old Seahawks quarterback Warren Moon? Advantage Moon. Who has the edge between Eagles’ rookie tackle Tra Thomas and Seahawks pass-rush specialist Chad Brown? Brown, by far. Who would you rather have as your offensive cornerstones? Moon and Ricky Watters, or Bobby Hoying and Charlie Garner? We’ll take Seattle’s backfield. Add it all together and Seattle wins by a touchdown. Philly fans will start off booing Watters’ in his return to Veterans Stadium, but they’ll end up jeering the Eagles’ anemic offense.