Carson Wentz’s two quarterback sneaks Sunday weren’t as thrilling as Jake Elliott’s 61-yard field goal, or Wentz’s 19-yard beat-the-clock sideline completion to Alshon Jeffery that made the field-goal try possible, or the game-tying 15-yard touchdown run by Corey Clement with 5½ minutes to go in the game.
Neither one of the fourth-and-1 plays made a television highlight reel. But the fact of the matter is, without them, the Eagles almost certainly would be a 1-2 football team today rather than a 2-1 one.
The first one kept alive that 18-play, 90-yard first-half scoring drive that culminated with LeGarrette Blount’s 1-yard touchdown run.