Limiting the passing game
It's been an up-and-down season so far for Carson Wentz. On the positive side, he has thrown multiple touchdown passes in half of the Eagles' games this year. On the other hand, Wentz has thrown multiple interceptions in four of six games, has nine picks and 11 turnovers overall, all of which are either at or near the top of the NFL leaderboards.
Wentz has been able to make up for some struggles in the passing game with his rushing abilities. The fifth-year quarterback has gained at least 37 yards on the ground in three of his last four outings, including rushing for 49 yards on five carries (9.8 avg.) and a touchdown against the Ravens last week. This is nothing new for Wentz, who has already gained 171 yards and rushed for four touchdowns this season.
Wentz has a completion mark of 58.7 percent, the first time in his career that mark has fallen below 60 percent. He has also already thrown more interceptions in six games than he did in each of his previous three seasons (he threw seven interceptions each year). But in seven career games against the Giants, Wentz has completed 63.7 percent of his passes for 1,820 yards (260 avg) with nine touchdowns and three interceptions.
"This guy is a playmaker," Judge said. "I think sometimes, some of the things that are getting lost right now are some of the things that they've hit bumps in the road on. But let's be clear, this is a really good football team. This is a really good football team. Let's not make any mistake about that. Really offensively, it all goes through No. 11 for them right there. He's a big armed quarterback, can make any throw he needs to on the field, so you have to defend the entire field.
"What that does is that opens up the deep balls with guys like (DeSean) Jackson coming back this week and Alshon (Jeffery). It also opens up the tight ends underneath and the running backs. They're great catch-and-run running backs. You can create a screen or a check down for these guys and it replicates the punt return, kick returns they kind of carved their way into the league with right now. I think Carson's doing a really good job. I think when he runs the ball, he's a big, physical, tough guy. He can extend plays. You can't just tackle this guy like any quarterback. You have to treat him like a running back in the open space. You have to wrap him up and get him on the ground. This guy runs physical."
Applying pressure on Wentz
One reason for Wentz's accuracy issues has been the constant pressure he's faced all season. Heading into Week 7, the Eagles have allowed Wentz to be sacked a league-high 25 times, all of which have come in five games (no sacks vs. the Rams in Week 2). Three of their six games have ended with Wentz being sacked five or more times, including games of eight sacks (Week 1 vs. Washington) and six sacks (Week 6 vs. Baltimore).
The Eagles have three of their starting offensive linemen on injured reserve, as Jason Peters will miss a few more weeks while Andre Dillard and Brandon Brooks are both out for the 2020 season. Starting right tackle Lane Johnson missed Week 6 with an ankle injury due and starting right guard Matt Pryor sat out because of an illness.
The Giants are tied for ninth in the NFL with 15 sacks. They brought down Kyle Allen three times on Sunday, with Logan Ryan, Leonard Williams and Kyler Fackrell each recording one sack. The three veterans also combined for seven quarterback hits and a forced fumble. The Giants have multiple sacks in all six games this season.
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