Wentz continues to impress
Arians snaps at deep snapper; Beckham gets instructions
PHILADELPHIA — All aboard the Wentz Wagon.
Carson Wentz aced his first tough test, and the Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-3 on Sunday to remain unbeaten.
Wins over the Browns and Bears were no fluke. The Eagles (3-0) proved they can compete with — and whip — the top teams.
Now they head into a bye atop the NFC East and suddenly looking like legitimate contenders in the conference.
“We view every week as a measuring stick,” Wentz said. “Everyone believes in each other.”
The rookie No. 2 overall pick threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, outplaying Ben Roethlisberger. He has zero turnovers in three games.
Wentz connected with Darren Sproles on a 73-yard, catch-and-run TD and tossed a 12-yard TD pass to Jordan Matthews.
GROW UP: On a day quarterback Carson Palmer threw four interceptions and safety Tyrann Mathieu couldn’t field a fumble and kicked the ball out of bounds, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians saved his bluntest critique for long snapper Kameron Canaday.
This, after all, wasn’t the first time a bad snap from Canaday has cost the Cardinals three weeks into the season.
“Grow the hell up,” Arians said following a 33-18 loss to the Bills. “It has nothing to do with anything but what’s between his ears.”
WILSON HURT: Russell Wilson injured his left knee in the second half of Seattle’s game against San Francisco, the second time in three weeks he’s gotten hurt.
Wilson is already dealing with a sprained right ankle suffered in the opener against Miami. Seattle is fortunate to have an early bye in Week 5.
“It was just a messy play,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “He tried to get out and he got tangled up. He was just fortunate.”
JACKSON’S DECISION: Browns first-year coach Hue Jackson won the toss to start overtime and decided to kick off, a decision his counterpart understood.
“The way we were playing offensively, it was probably a good idea,” Miami coach Adam Gase said. Miami players were miffed, however. “Very disrespectful,” receiver Jarvis Landry said.
“It was dumb,” defensive end Jason Jones said. “You always take the ball. They made their decision, and we won.”
BLUNDERS: The Jets committed eight turnovers in the loss to the Chiefs — the most since they set a franchise record with 10 in a loss to the Patriots on Nov. 21, 1976.
Marcus Peters had two of the picks for the Chiefs, including the first of four off the Jets’ Ryan Fitzpatrick in the fourth quarter.
50-PLUS: Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski now is the NFL’s all-time leader in field goals made from 50 yards and out.
Janikowski kicked a 52-yard field goal with 8:13 left in the second quarter Sunday against the Titans. That was the 53rd field goal of 50 yards or longer for the 17-year veteran.
WEATHER DELAY: Officials suspended play at Raymond James Stadium during the two-minute warning between Los Angeles and Tampa Bay with the Rams facing thirdand-11 from their 5-yard line. Fans were asked to clear the stands and seek coverage in stadium concourses before the approaching thunderstorm passed directly over the field, dumping heavy rain. The game resumed after a 69-minute delay. SPEAKING
“There was no, you get a warning. There was not any of that. You just have to be on your best behavior. Unfortunately, that’s what it’s come to. It’s not really football anymore as much as it is all the other things that play into it.” — Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr. on the instructions on how to behave that he and Washington cornerback Josh Norman received before the game from referee John Hussey and field judge Rick Patterson.