The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 20-16, at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Sept. 23. It wasn’t just a normal, regular season, game as Carson Wentz made his return from a torn ACL injury that occured in December of last season.
Last season, Wentz threw 33 touchdowns with only seven interceptions prior to his knee injury. Wentz looked very smooth on his first drive back, throwing a touchdown to the rookie tight end, Dallas Goedert. However, after the first drive, the offense stalled for majority of the game.
Wentz finished with 255 passing yards, while rushing for another 10 yards. However, Wentz did throw an interception on a play, forcing the ball to Zach Ertz, as well as losing a fumble. Wentz looked shaky at times, but overall his knee looked great.
Wentz made a few nice plays, moving around and escaping pressure in the pocket. It was obvious that Wentz was not going to play like the MVP candidate he played like last season in his first game back, but it was a promising sign to see him move around in the rainy conditions on Sunday.
The Eagles played without 2 starting offensive weapons, running back Jay Ajayi and wide receiver Alshon Jeffrey, so it was a given that the offense would have to make adjustments. It was a good return for Carson Wentz, he got the fans into it on the game on the first drive and the fans got to see their franchise quarterback playing for the Eagles once again.
Carson Wentz will have to be sharper in the future if he wants to repeat as SuperBowl champions, but Eagles fans should be encouraged by what they saw from Wentz.
