It would seem to be the simplest NFL play, the one you don’t need any fancy 3D holographic whiteboard work to understand. The quarterback, under center, takes the ball and leans forward.
Six times this season on fourth-and-1, the Eagles have run a Carson Wentz quarterback sneak. And six times they have been successful, including twice last Sunday against the Chicago Bears. Just for variety’s sake against the overmatched Bears, Wentz also handed off to Jay Ajayi for a successful fourth-and-1 conversion.
ESPN did a study of NFL QB sneaks from 2001-2016 that showed the average team runs 4.