Eagles and Seahawks Crucial Game Tonight
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Tonight’s Monday Night Football game is a crucial matchup between the Eagles and Seahawks. First of all, the Eagles now find themselves vulnerable at the top of the NFC East and their bid for a number one seed in the playoffs. The Cowboys disappointing effort in Buffalo will help to briefly calm some nerves but Dallas is battling Philadelphia to the wire for the division title. And the 49ers are hot again as they try to lock up the top seed in the NFC. To make matters a bit more difficult, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been under the weather this weekend.
HOME FIELD
The Seattle Seahawks are in a similar position as last year when they grabbed the last spot in the NFC wildcard chase on the last day of the season. They look to be facing a similar fate this season. One thing they have going for them is they are at home tonight and Seattle’s 12th Man is one of the best home field advantages in sports.
We are at a point in the NFL season where every game is extremely important. So, in an effort to get you ready for tonight’s game we will do Eagles and Seahawks trivia today on Craig Shemon and Company on ESPN Southwest Florida!
EAGLES AND SEAHAWKS POP QUIZ
- Who is Jalen Hurts backup at quarterback? Marcus Mariota
- Who will be calling the defense for the Eagles tonight? Matt Patricia
- Where did Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III go to school?Michigan State
- DK Metcalf and AJ Brown were college teammates where? Ole Miss
- Who is Geno Smith’s backup? Drew Lock
- Who did Eagles running back D’Andre Swift play for last season? Detroit Lions
- Where did center Jason Kelce go to school? Cincinnati
- Name the Seahawks stadium? Lumen Field
- How old is Pete Carroll? 72
- Where did defensive tackle Jalen Carter go to school? Georgia
Florida Gators Transfer Portal
Billy Napier and the Florida Gators are at a cross roads as they enter the offseason. A late season home loss to Arkansas kept the Gators out of a bowl game. And with a difficult 2024 schedule the Gators could use all the extra practice time possible. There is little doubt the Gators will look different next season, and that might not be such a bad thing. The Florida Gators transfer portal activity is pretty one sided at this points. There are 16 players from last year’s team that are at least looking at other options for their future. Look for the Florida Gators transfer portal activity to start bringing some players to Gainesville.
However one big name that announced his return early is 2023 transfer Graham Mertz. He is not the greatest quarterback in Gators history. But he should be able serve as a bridge QB until incoming Freshman Quarterback DJ Lagway is ready for the bright lights. Lagway is not the only 5-star the Gators have a verbal commitment from. Defensive lineman LJ McCray and Safety Xavier Filsaime are 4/5-star recruits depending on what service you are looking at. The Gators are still working with a top 5-10 class according to most of the recruiting outlets. But that is not going to equal wins in 2024 for Billy Napier. The Florida Gators transfer portal activity has got to start bringing some more game changing talents into the fold. Florida will need to utilize the transfer portal this offseason if Billy Napier and crew want to see the fruits of their labor that is the 2024 recruiting class.
Craig Shemon has been hosting afternoons on ESPN Southwest Florida since 2017. Prior to that he was a nationally syndicated host in Los Angeles at FOX Sports Radio and in Houston at Yahoo! Sports Radio. Along the way Craig did play-by-play for the NFL on FOX, NFL Europe, Big Ten Network, and The Citadel Radio Network. Craig is a native Detroiter and Indiana University graduate. He has been known to proudly display his Detroit and IU fandom on the air. Craig likes to write about athletes, create quizzes, and covers big sports headlines.