Eight plays after he watched Jason Peters, the anchor of his offensive line, ride into the tunnel on a cart with a right knee injury, Carson Wentz stepped out of the clutches of Washington defensive lineman Terrell McClain and into even bigger trouble.
Redskins linebacker Mason Foster grabbed Wentz around the waist. Another defender weighed him down from the other side. Wentz’s head and passing arm emerged from the scrum, long enough for him to fling the ball toward the end zone.
Somehow, Wentz saw rookie running back Corey Clement at the right sideline. And somehow Clement, who had caught exactly one previous NFL pass, timed his leap perfectly and got both feet down inbounds, in the end zone, the ball firmly grasped, Washington linebacker Zach Brown looking on in despair.