Jordan Matthews didn't practice Wednesday due to back soreness, so his availability will need to be monitored in advance of Philadelphia's game up in Seattle on Sunday. Assuming he's healthy, the Eagles No. 1 wideout will still face a tough matchup.
There hasn't been much talk about Seattle having a Legion of Boom of late, but it's a very tough secondary to put a wide receiver up against. They've allowed only 5 TDs to wide receivers in nine games, and they allowed only 5 to the position all of last season, too.
Not that Matthews won't still be productive in terms of catches and yards, but odds don't look great for him scoring. And definitely not a week to take a deep-league flier on Nelson Agholor or Dorial Green-Beckham, either.
Touchdowns by wide receivers against the league's 32 teams since the start of last season are shown in the table below. Seattle has allowed just about half as many as every other team but Denver (which also has an elite pass defense).
| WR TDs AGAINST DEFENSES, 2015-PRESENT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | 2015 | 2016* | Total |
| Seattle | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Denver | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Oakland | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Arizona | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Los Angeles | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Atlanta | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Houston | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| San Diego | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Carolina | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Cincinnati | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Dallas | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Detroit | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Pittsburgh | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| New England | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| NY Giants | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| Buffalo | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| Green Bay | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Jacksonville | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| NY Jets | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| Indianapolis | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| Miami | 18 | 10 | 28 |
| San Francisco | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Chicago | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| Kansas City | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| Washington | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| Tennessee | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| Philadelphia | 24 | 9 | 33 |
| New Orleans | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| Tampa Bay | 22 | 13 | 35 |
| Cleveland | 22 | 14 | 36 |
| Baltimore | 26 | 14 | 40 |
*so far
--Andy Richardson