The only other players in NFL history with three straight games with a TD pass, 60 rushing yards and a 5.5 average at any point in their career are Tobin Rote in 1951, Randall Cunningham in 1990, Michael Vick in 2004 and Lamar Jackson in 2019.
One of new defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon’s biggest challenges this year will be to find a way to boost those numbers significantly, and he’s going to have to do it without any significant upgrades at cornerback, at least so far.
It’s not going to be easy to improve those numbers considering the personnel in the secondary, but with this defensive line the Eagles should be getting big-time pressure on opposing QBs, and that should mean more turnovers.
Just two years ago, they led the Panthers 17-0 at the Linc but allowed 21 points in the last 10½ minutes and lost 21-17.
Wade Wilson threw a TD pass to Allen Rice to make it 23-7, then Willie Teal returned a Ron Jaworski fumble 65 yards for a TD to make it 23-14.
They’ve come back from bigger deficits a handful of times but that’s the only game they’ve ever won when trailing by 17 or more going into the fourth quarter.
Would he give up a chance to compete at the Olympics to be at Bears training camp? We’ll find out this weekend if it’s a decision he has to make.
Hard to believe there’s only nine position players left on the Eagles’ Super Bowl roster: Brandon Graham, Jason Kelce, Fletcher Cox, Lane Johnson, Barnett, Zach Ertz, Isaac Seumalo, Brandon Brooks and Rodney McLeod.