The have all the reasons to be motivated for Sunday's NFC wild card matchup against the , a method that propelled them to a title two years ago. It's another playoff game the Eagles were underdogs, opening as 1.5 Wes Schweitzer Jersey -point home underdogs (via SportsLine) to the Seahawks.While the line has shifted to pick 'em over the past few days, this marks the sixth consecutive time the Eagles have opened as playoff 'dogs under head coach Doug Pederson -- every playoff game he's coached so far. Philadelphia has gone 4-1 in the previous five occurrences, including winning all three games in the 2017 postseason en route toward Ryan Kerrigan Jersey a Super Bowl 52 championship.Philadelphia opened as a home underdog for the third consecutive time, the sixth time in franchise history they've opened as home 'dogs. Here are how the Eagles fared in their previous five occurrences:GameSpreadFinal Score1980 NFC Championship Game ( )+1Eagles 20, Cowboys 71995 NFC Wild Card ( )+3Eagles 59, Lions 372000 NFC Wild Card ( )+3Eagles 21, Buccaneers 32017 NFC Divisional ( )+2.5Eagles 15, Falcons 102017 NFC Championship ( )+3Eagles 38, Vikings 7A 5-0 record as home underdogs is nothing to scoff at, especially since the Eagles have a reputation of rising to the occasion when they are not the favorite."I remember back in '17 when we were the No. 1 seed, and we were the worst No. 1 seed. We didn't have a shot," Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said. "Now, we're a division winner, the fourth seed Casey Toohill Jersey , and probably still don't have a shot, but that's OK. Everybody's 0-0, and that's what we focus on."The Eagles have the worst record among teams in the NFC playoffs at 9-7, yet have a home game since they are the NFC East champions. Philadelphia had to win the final four games of the season just to be in this position, so it wasn't a surprise the Eagles were underdogs this time around.On the previous five occasions as underdogs under Pederson, the Eagles covered the spread.GameSpreadFinal Score2017 NFC Divisional (vs. Falcons)Falcons -2.5Eagles 15, Falcons 102017 NFC Championship (vs. Vikings Sam Howell Jersey )Vikings -3Eagles 38, Vikings 7Super Bowl 52 -4.5Eagles 41, Patriots 332018 NFC Wild Card (at )Bears -6.5Eagles 16, Bears 152018 NFC Divisional (at )Saints -8.5Saints 20, Eagles 14The Eagles have been in this position before. They embrace the role, despite being one of just two teams to win the Super Bowl over the past three years."It's go about our busine s the way we've been going about our busine s. It's a 1-0 mentality each week," Pederson said. "It's how we prepare during the week and really staying humble through the whole thing and understanding what got us here, how we got here and what Matt Ioannidis Jersey has transpired in the last couple weeks."And we just have to continue to get better and hang tough, battle and find ways to win."