October 25, 2017
On Monday Night Football with the football world watching nationally, Carson Wentz put on an MVP-like performance, when he completed 17 of 25 passes for 268 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, and a passer rating of 126.3. He also added 63 rushing yards on eight carries.
As a result, Wentz took home NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Wentz's stats were certainly good, but they don't quite capture the added style points with which he achieved them. For example, there was this TD pass to Corey Clement, which is one of the most impressive throws I've ever seen live:
.@cj_wentz working his magic.
— NFL (@NFL) October 24, 2017
And SOMEHOW completes this TD pass! 😱 #WASvsPHI #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/4EZ7qeQvl3
And then, of course, there was Wentz's Houdini act, where he somehow emerged from a pile of players to pick up a first down on a key 3rd and 8.
CARSON WENTZ IS A MAGICIAN.#FlyEaglesFly #WASvsPHI pic.twitter.com/77KkAcp0TK
— NFL (@NFL) October 24, 2017
Wentz also won the award last year after the Eagles stomped all over the Pittsburgh Steelers to get to 3-0. Apparently, only Cam Newton and Russell Wilson have taken home NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors at least once in their first two seasons in the NFL.
Carson Wentz joins Cam Newton & Russell Wilson as only QBs to win NFC Offensive Player of Week in each of 1st 2 seasons over past 25 years pic.twitter.com/ASDuDPK1VE
— Randall Liu (@RLiuNFL) October 25, 2017
"Awards are great, and really this award shows that the entire team is doing their jobs, but we're focused on winning more than anything," Wentz will say later this afternoon.
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