PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles did it once more, roaring again late within the sport to upend the New York Giants 22-21 and put themselves within the driver’s seat within the lowly NFC East.
Within the course of, they prolonged their profitable streak over the Giants to eight video games.
Wentz led a pair of landing drives within the fourth quarter after struggling for a lot of the night time, and put the Eagles forward with a fantastic thing about a go to working again Boston Scott down the suitable sideline for an 18-yard landing with 40 seconds left.
He completed 25-of-43 for 359 yards with three touchdowns (two passing, one speeding) and an interception.
Wentz has had a typically bumpy begin to the season — his 10 interceptions by way of seven video games is probably the most by an Eagles quarterback since Sam Bradford in 2015 — however he has picked up the tempo over the previous three video games, and continues to point out a penchant for late-game success.
The win was harking back to the Eagles’ Week 14 win over the Giants final 12 months, through which they overcame a 17-3 deficit to win 23-17 in extra time. That kick-started a four-game profitable streak that put the Eagles within the playoffs.
They could possibly be on the same trajectory this season regardless of their 2-4-1 document. In response to the ESPN Energy Soccer Index, their probabilities of profitable the division shot as much as 61% with the win.
The Eagles’ protection generated three turnovers, together with a Brandon Graham strip sack of Daniel Jones late within the sport to seal the victory.
