Back to the Philadelphia Eagles Newsfeed

Domo: Carson Wentz has been cool under pressure

ONE OF THE more remarkable aspects of Carson Wentz's white-hot start has been the job he's done against the blitz.

The Eagles' first four opponents sent extra rushers after the rookie quarterback on 37 of their 142 pass plays. The kid handled those blitzes as adroitly as he did that buck he took down with a crossbow back in North Dakota during the bye week.

He has completed 30 of 36 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns thus far against the blitz. His 132.2 blitz passer rating is the second highest in the NFL, behind only the Falcons' Matt Ryan (144.