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Philadelphia Eagles' Mark Sanchez is sacked during the second half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

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PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Mark Sanchez turned in arguably his worst performance of the season on Sunday in his team's 24-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, throwing for a total of just 96 yards.

After the game, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett ripped into the veteran quarterback.

"Tell the Philadelphia police to put an APB out," Bennett said. "Sanchez is trying to impersonate a good quarterback."

Ouch.

The Seahawks had their way with the "impostor" and his team, holding the Eagles to a season-low 139 total yards and just 14 points. While some thought the Eagles' offense might struggle against the top-ranked Seattle defense, few thought that the Seahawks would shut down Eagles head coach Chip Kelly's team the way they did.

"We just played the way we were supposed to play," Bennett said. "We were in the gaps, people were doing their jobs and that is how you stop this offense."

The quarterback completed only 10 passes against the Seattle secondary, with a long of just 35 yards. With the running game also struggling, the team needed Sanchez to make some plays, but he was unable to.

"I think he missed a couple of throws," Kelly said, "and he'll be the first to tell you that."

The criticism of Sanchez did not just come from the Seahawks' locker room. Eagles receiver Riley Cooper, whose relationship with Sanchez seems to be rocky, did not hold back after the game when asked what happened on a fourth-quarter interception.

"Was it a miscommunication?" Cooper said. "No. (Sanchez) knew the the route. I knew the route. I ran the route. He threw the ball."

To his credit, Sanchez did not shy away from the poor performance, and took the high road, crediting the Seahawks' defense.

"That's a really good football team that we played and they showed it," Sanchez said. "They brought a great game plan. They played really well in their zones and really well in their man (coverage). They took away a lot of opportunities and then when opportunities presented themselves, I missed a couple of balls downfield and they made us pay."

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