Philadelphia missed two good touchdown opportunities, the first when Bryce Callahan made a nifty breakup of a ball thrown by Wentz to tight end Brent Celek, who appeared momentarily open in the end zone, the next when Jordan Matthews dropped a pass in the end zone just before Sturgis’ third field goal.
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Pederson was asked about his confidence level in Kelce. “And the execution is something that’s obviously top notch in those situations, too”.
The conversions have led to 17 points, extended a classic Bill Belichick, clock-killing possession and made the Eagles 2-0, tied for first in the NFC East.
While the Cleveland Browns and the Chicago Bears are poised to be awful football teams this season, here are five signs that Wentz is the next franchise quarterback for the Eagles. How demoralizing was it?
Cutler suffered a thumb injury that knocked him out of Monday night’s 29-14 loss to Philadelphia, but even before that he was being outplayed by Carson Wentz, the Eagles’ rookie quarterback, and directing a Bears’ offense that looked lost.
His injury might be the best thing that could have happened to the franchise. “It depends on how your team is playing”. The other thing is when you talk about math, you’re talking about where you are on the field, the actual distance you need to gain. Protecting the football. Making smart decisions. Pittsburgh could continue to prove it is a Super Bowl contender by capturing the Week 3 victory and moving to 3-0 on the season.
Along with Cutler, inside linebacker Danny Trevathan also sprained his thumb, and has been said to be out indefinitely. Let’s just hope for Chicago’s sake that Long’s shoulder doesn’t get worse, adding more turmoil to the already hobbled Bears. “But again, it was a football game, and we came out with a win”. Yeah I will be the first to admit that I didn’t have high expectations for the Bears this year, especially after coming back from a 6-10 season and a last place finish in the division as well as losing star running back Matt Forte to free agency.
Antonio Brown proved his worth in Week 1 with 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns. After going winless in their first two games, the Bears are now heading into a short week of preparation for a Sunday night showdown with the Cowboys on the road. But, there were a few times throughout the game Monday that fans held their breath as Wentz took big hits while trying to pick up an extra yard or so.
The Eagles won the turnover battle 3-0, including two fumble recoveries. That gives Roethlisberger 559 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions on the year, with most of his work going to Antonio Brown, who has 12 grabs on 22 targets for 165 yards and two scores.
Television viewers and some reporters thought Pederson got after the latter fourth down because kicker Caleb Sturgis had injured his hamstring.
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“Not at the quarterback position”, Pederson said Tuesday after returning to Philadelphia. “He was cramping during the game. It’s just kind of one thing after another that kills drives so we got to figure it out obviously”. We’re all hard on ourselves.
