Now for the good news. The Carson Wentz era got off to a good start with the Eagles 29-10 win over the Cleveland Browns. Carson Wentz was looked good in his NFL debut going 22 /37 for 278 yards, 2 TD’s and a passer rating of 101.0. Jordan Mathews who didn’t play during the preseason had a good day catching 7 passes for 114 yards and was on the receiving end Carson Wentz’s first career TD pass. Ryan Mathews led then running game with 77 yards on 22 carries and a TD, and Kenyon Barner added 42 yards on 4 carries. The defense held RGIII to 190 yards passing with one interception. Isaiah Crowell had 62 yards rushing on 12 carries and a TD for the Browns. The Browns have now lost 12 straight opening week games.
The Numbers:
Passing
| CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. Wentz | 22/37 | 278 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
| R. Mathews | 22 | 77 | 1 | 7 |
| K. Barner | 4 | 42 | 0 | 19 |
| D. Sproles | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| W. Smallwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Wentz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| J. Matthews | 7 | 114 | 1 | 28 |
| Z. Ertz | 6 | 58 | 0 | 15 |
| N. Agholor | 4 | 57 | 1 | 35T |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 24 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Green-Beckham | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| B. Celek | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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