Source: www.phillymag.com --- Monday, September 19, 2016
Carson Wentz. (USA Today Sports) The Philadelphia Eagles are 2-0 after beating the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football by a final score of 29 to 14. Here’s a look at 10 things to be learned from this game. 1) The Eagles are off to a strong start The Eagles own the best point differential in the NFL (+34) after two weeks. Yes, it helps that they’ve faced lesser competition. The Browns and Bears are arguably two of the worst teams in the league. Still, it’s not like the Eagles are barely getting by against weaker competition. Philadelphia is beating their opponents decisively. Have the Eagles looked perfect? No, of course not. This team has weaknesses and issues to clean up, such as the secondary allowing big plays. But early on it sure looks like the Eagles were right to think they can compete in a weak NFC East this year. Fun fact per ESPN: Since 1990, 63% of NFL teams that started 2-0 have made the playoffs. 2) No second game slump for Carson Wentz All eyes were on the Eagles’ rookie quarterback after his impressive outing in Week 1. Wentz did not disappoint. He completed 62% of his passes for 190 yards, one touchdown, zero interceptions, and an 86.6 passer rating. The truth is he was even better than the stats indicate. He had two would-be touchdown passes dropped; one by Jordan Matthews and another by Nelson Agholor (more on that later). He also had another deep pass dropped by Agholor. Wentz once again showed great poise a ...
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