It's been a wild, crazy Week 12 so far. The Monday Night Football game is an interesting one, with two teams that are technically in the playoff race. One of them is actually among the best teams in the NFC, but the other just happens to play in the NFC East. That's right, we've got the traveling to Lincoln Financial Field to take on the .Let's break down the matchup.How to watchDate:Monday, Nov. 30|Time:8:15 p.m. ETLocation:Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)TV:ESPN|Stream:fuboTV ()Follow:When the Seahawks have the ballThe Seahawks are coming off a long break here, having last played 11 days ago. Their Thursday Night Football victory over the allowed them a measure of revenge for an earlier lo s, and also pushed them past the Cards in the division standings while snapping a three-lo ses-in-four-games skid.It'll be interesting to see whether the shift in strategy we saw last game to a slower, more run-oriented attack is something that sticks for this matchup. Some of that shift was likely due to the return of , which meant the Seahawks no longer had to rely on inexperienced or inadequate backs like , , and . Some of it was likely due to the fact that had turned the ball over 10 times in the Fernando Mendoza Jersey team's previous four games. And some of it was likely because Pete Carroll and Brian Schottenheimer aren't actually all that comfortable with the whole Let Ru s Cook movement.They would be ill-advised, though, to shift too far away from what has been working for them for most of the season. Wilson, , and are the three best players on this offense, and it's not all that close. Hyde and have run well, but even those runs have not been nearly as efficient as have Wilson's pa ses. Just because Wilson tried to do too much for a few games while the team was short on backfield playmakers doesn't mean they should take the ball out of his hands.That's especially true in this matchup. The strength of the Eagles' defense is the front four, and they're far better against the run (11th in Football Outsiders' DVOA) than they are against the pa s (20th). Philadelphia's secondary has proven flammable throughout the season, ranking 19th or worse on throws to every position: 19th against No. 1 wideouts, 28th against No. 2's, 20th against the slot, 27th against tight ends, and 30th against running backs. In other words, Wilson should be able to have a field day picking these guys apart all evening.It seems at least somewhat likely that will track Metcalf all over the field, in what's becoming a bit of a trend in recent weeks. Because Tyler Lockett spends a lot of time in the slot, he is more often able to avoid opposing teams' top corners, while Metcalf gets the one-on-one treatment on the perimeter. Metcalf can beat anybody and everybody you put in front of him, though, and Wilson should not be afraid to test Slay down the field.Metcalf (6-4, 229 pounds) has an enormous size advantage on Slay (6-0, 190) and should be able to beat him to 50-50 balls in the air and gain inside position when leveraging on short and intermediate routes. Lockett, meanwhile, will presumably see a lot of in the slot. NRC is a solid slot corner, but with his 4.53-second 40 time he is not match for Lockett's speed. The Seahawks should try to hit him with at least one of their beloved slot fade throws to try to get a big play down the field.How much succe s Philly is able to have thwarting the Seahawks' scoring attempts will likely depend on two things: how often the Seahawks try to force the run, and how often they can get pre sure on Wilson not just when he sets up at the top of his drop, but immediately after he moves to escape from the rush. It's not enough to get in his face; you have to prevent him from stepping up and/or getting to the perimeter if you want to keep him from making plays.When the Eagles have the ballI'm not sure there's been a more disappointing
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