Wentz’s toss completes a comeback for Eagles
He finds Scott in the final minute as team erases 11- point deficit against rival Giants.
PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz threw an 18- yard touchdown pass to Boston Scott with 40 seconds remaining and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame an 11point deficit in the final seven minutes to beat the New York Giants 22- 21 on Thursday night.
Daniel Jones shook off a stumble that prevented him from an 88- yard touchdown run and had the Giants leading 21- 10 following a two- yard pass to Sterling Shepard with 6: 21 left.
But Wentz led a depleted offense missing eight starters back. His three- yard pass to Greg Ward cut it to 2116. After the two- point conversion failed, the Eagles got the ball at their 29 with 2: 02 to go.
Wentz completed passes of 11 and 30 yards to Richard Rodgers. On third down from the f ive, a defensive holding penalty gave the Eagles a f irst down at the three. But center Jason Kelce was called for a facemask penalty that pushed it back to the 18.
Wentz then threw a perfect strike to Scott and the backup running back made an excellent catch to give Philadelphia the lead. The two- point conversion failed, but Jones was sacked and fumbled on the ensuing possession.
The Eagles ( 2- 4- 1) and Giants ( 1- 6) are right in the mix in the NFC East, led by
Dallas ( 2- 4).
Wentz threw for 359 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score.
Jones had only the end zone ahead of him away when he took off running from the Giants’ 12 in the third quarter. He was well ahead of everyone chasing him until he stumbled and got tackled before he could get up at the eight.
A pass interference penalty against Nickell RobeyColeman on third down gave the Giants another try, and Wayne Gallman ran in from the one to for a 14- 10 lead.
Jones’ 80 yard run was the longest by a Giants quarterback and tied for the fourth- longest in team history. Patrick Mahomes, the 2018 NFL MVP, couldn’t resist poking some fun at Jones. He tweeted: “I mean i can’t even say anything cause i would never be able to run that far either.”