Then,
in the fourth quarter, with the team driving down the field down 10
points, Young threw another head-scratching interception, this one by
linebacker David Hawthorne, who promptly returned the interception 77
yards for a touchdown, icing the game and giving the Seahawks a 31-14
lead, the game's final score.
Young threw four interceptions on the night, one on a dropped pass by Riley Cooper ,
and another on the drive immediately following the pick-six. He threw
for 208 yards on 17-of-29 passing, with a touchdown and a 52.7
quarterback rating.
After
the team fell behind 14-0, Young engineered a five-play, 71-yard
touchdown drive that was highlighted by a sparkling play from Young in
which he eluded the pass rush, rolled left and fired a deep pass to a
wide open Riley Cooper for a 47-yard gain. LeSean McCoy would punch the ball into the end zone two plays later.
Then,
with the team down 24-7, Young and the Eagles drove 17 plays and 80
yards to bring the team within 10 points after Young tossed a 2-yard
shovel pass to McCoy for a touchdown. Following a defensive stand, Young
and the Eagles offense once again moved the ball effectively, taking
the ball from their own 11-yard-line to the Seahawks' 22-yard-line. The
Eagles had a glimmer of hope, with a chance to cut the lead to only
three points with under five minutes remaining. But on a 1st-and-10,
Young sat in the pocket, surveyed the scene downfield, then swung the
ball outside, where McCoy was blanketed by Hawthorne. Seventy-seven
yards in the opposite direction later, the Eagles' evening fate was
decided as the team fell to 4-8 on the year.
With a 10-day layoff ahead of the team's next game, in Miami against the Dolphins on December 11, Michael Vick
could be ready to return to his quarterback position. If that's the
case, Young's three-game resume at the helm for the Eagles would read
one win to two losses, and four touchdowns to eight interceptions. The
Eagles' 29 turnovers this season are the most in the NFL.
