Eagles Destroy Broncos 23-51 Good and Bad

Eagles Destroy Broncos 23-51 Good and Bad

“Total Destruction”

Carson Wentz and the Eagles had a tough battle against the league’s number #1 defense in the Denver Broncos but they handled the task pretty well by defeating them 23-51 so once again let's talk about the Good and Bad.

Bad:

1. Taking staters off the field: I really don’t have anything bad to say performance wise but only issue I had was Pederson not taking out the starters towards the end of the 4th quarter. The score was 9-44 I believe. There was no point leaving the starters out there and potentially getting hurt and thank god that didn’t happen.

Good:

1. Carson Wentz: The midseason MVP. A lot was said that this was going to be Wentz toughest test against No Fly Zone and he passed with an A+. He threw 15/27 for 199 yards, no interceptions and four touchdown passes. I mean no interceptions against the league's best defense. After that ehh performance last week against the 49ers he bounced back played like an elite quarterback. And sure the numbers aren’t huge but that's due to the running game but you see an amazing growth with Wentz coming into his second year. He’s putting the NFL on notice.
2. Alshon Jeffery: Alshon probably hasn’t been having the big season a lot of people expect but he had a great game against top cornerback Aqib Talib. Alshon had six receptions for 84 yards and two touchdowns. I think we are starting to see the Wentz and Alshon chemistry start to develop now and I believe it's going to be better.
3. Running Game: The running game was really strong against the number #2 ranked rush defense. Every running back had a great game. LeGarrette Blount had nine carries for 37 yard, Corey Clement had 12 carries for 51 yards and one reception for 15 yards and two touchdowns and their latest addition Jay Ajayi had a great debut having eight carries for 77 yards and a touchdown. I thought he was only going to have only a few touches but eight carries for a touchdown is a great start and after seeing that should make Eagles fans very excited for the future with these running backs.
4. No Ertz no Problem: About and an hour and a half before the game news came up that Zach Ertz was inactive due to his hamstring injury. We saw how Travis Kelce was all over Denver’s safeties last week and a couple fans were nervous but as we all said next man up and Tight Ends Trey Burton stepped up with two receptions for 41 yards and a touchdown and long time veteran Brent Celek still got it with three receptions for 39 yards. This team continues to win without their big time players.
5. Defense: “No Rush Zone” the new title for the Defensive front seven. They are the League’s number #1 rush defense and it showed yesterday. They pressured Brock all day long and not letting the running backs have a big gain. With three sacks and a couple tackles for lost. But It’s not just the front seven the secondary has been stepping up as well with two interceptions. It could’ve been four interceptions after a few drops. They continue to get better and correct their mistakes. It really excites me to see what this secondary will be when Ronald Darby and Sidney Jones come into the fray.
6. Howie Roseman and Miami: I mean picking up Jay Ajayi was a great move from Roseman and Miami. We have to give a huge shoutout to Roseman from all the offseason additions and this recent addition with a new running back. Roseman might deserve GM of the year and thank you Miami for Jay.

The Eagles are now 8-1 heading into the bye week and it couldn’t come at a better time. Zach Ertz will be ready to play and hopefully we’ll see cornerback Ronald Darby back as well too because I truly believe their next game will be the hardest game of the schedule and that's the Dallas Cowboys . I mean sure Denver was a tough test as well but the Cowboys have a great offense and their defense is pretty good and always going against your division rival is always tough. Now maybe the Eagles might be a little rusty heading into this game after a bye but we’ll see. I’m very happy where this team is at but as I said take one game at a time but this was just a great team win.