Some interesting stats to nibble on before tonight’s Eagles-Panthers game:
— Tonight’s game features the top two third-down offenses in the NFL. The Eagles have converted 39 of 73 (53.4%) third-down opportunities; the Panthers, 34 of 68 (50.0).
— Since 1980, the Eagles’ highest third-down conversion rate in a season has been 44.4, and that was back at the end of the Dick Vermeil era in 1981. Since ’80, they’ve only finished above 40 percent 11 times, and just once since 2011 (43.5 in 2014).
— Carson Wentz is first in third-down passing with a 137.