Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
EAGLES 33, 49ERS 10
PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz tossed two touchdown passes, Jalen Mills had an interception return for a touchdown and the Eagles beat the winless 49ers on a sloppy, rainy Sunday.
The Eagles (7-1) overcame a slow start on their way to a sixth consecutive victory. The 49ers are 0-8 for the first time in franchise history.
Wentz was 18 of 32 for 211 yards and 1 interception. He threw a 53-yard TD pass to Alshon Jeffery and 1-yard TD pass to Zach Ertz. He leads the NFL with 19 TD passes, most by an Eagles quarterback through eight games.
“Offensively, we have to do better, but good teams find a way to win even when you play sluggish like we did,” Wentz said.
C.J. Beathard shoveled a 21yard TD pass to Matt Breida and finished 17 of 36 for 167 yards with 2 interceptions in his second career start.
The Eagles punted on six of their first eight possessions before opening it up in the third quarter.
Wentz hit Jeffery with a perfect pass to extend the lead to 27-7. After Derek Barnett blocked Robbie Gould’s field goal, the Eagles drove 62 yards and LeGarrette Blount ran in from the 12 for a 33-7 lead.
The 49ers lost five consecutive games by a field goal or less before Dallas routed them 40-10 last week.
They stayed close until Wentz’s TD pass to Ertz was followed by Mills’ interception. Mills picked Beathard’s pass at the 37 and ran it back, zig-zagging his way to the end zone. Wentz connected with Jeffery on a 2-point conversion to make it 17-0.
“C.J. was battling,” San Francicco Coach Kyle Shanahan said. “He was in tough situations. He never shied away from anything.”
“It’s not the way the offense wanted to play,” Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson said. “We came out slow and didn’t execute. I’m just glad we battled because every game is not going to be perfect or look good. But we found a way to win and that’s what teams do.”
“We’re a young team with a new coaching staff,” Beathard said. “This is where you find out a lot about guys when you’re 0-8. How do you act and how do you react?”