Wentz rallies team to 22-21 win over Giants
Wentz rallies Eagles to 22-21 win over Giants
Wentz threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Boston Scott with 40seconds remaining in the game.
PHILADELPHIA » Hurried, harassed and hit repeatedly, CarsonWentz completed the comeback this time.
Wentz threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Boston Scott with 40 seconds remaining and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame an 11-point deficit in the final seven minutes to beat the NewYorkGiants 22-21 onThursday night.
Wentz led a depleted offense to 22 fourth-quarter points only to miss a 2-point conversion at the end in a 30-28 loss to Baltimore on Sunday.
Hewouldn’t be denied against the Giants.
“He battled, faced adversity and hung in there,” Eagles coachDoug Pederson said. “He’s taking a step in the right direction to be one of the top quarterbacks in the league.”
Daniel Jones shook off a stumble that prevented him from an 88-yard touchdown run and had the Giants leading 21-10 following a 2-yard pass to Sterling Shepard with 6:17 left.
But Wentz rallied an offense missing eight starters. His 3-yard pass to Greg Ward cut it to 21-16. After the 2-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 5,
a defensive holding penalty gave the Eagles a first down at the 3. But three-time All-Pro center Jason Kelce was called for a facemask penalty that pushed it back to the 18.
No big deal.
Wentz threw a perfect strike to Scott and the backup running back made an excellent catch to give Philadelphia the lead. The 2-point conversion failed, but Jones was sacked by Brandon Grahamand fumbled on the ensuing possession.
“We never faltered. We never panicked. We knew we were gonna win,” Scott said. “Carson led us and it was a great team effort.”
The Eagles (2-4-1) and Giants (1-6) are right in themix in the NFC East, led by Dallas (2-4).
“This was huge for us,” Wentz said. “TheNFCEast iswideopen.”
Wentz threw for 359 yards and twoTDs and ran for a score. He was sacked three times and absorbed several hits.
Jones had only the end zone ahead of himawaywhenhe took off running from the Giants 12 inthe third quarter. Hewaswell ahead of everyone chasing him until he stumbled and got tackled before he could get up at 8.
A pass interference penalty against Nickell Robey-Coleman on third down gave the Giants another try, andWayneGallman ran in from the 1 to give them a 14-10 lead.
Jones’ 80 yard run was the longest by a Giants quarterback and tied for the fourthlongest
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.”
The Giants ended up losing a game they led by 11-plus points inthe fourthquarter for thefirst time since they blew a 31-10 lead and lost 38-31 to the Eagles on DeSean Jackson’s punt return TD on Dec. 19, 2010.
“The focus is not frustration. The focus is on correcting mistakes and moving forward and that’s where we have to steer it as a team,” Giants coach Joe Judge said.
Jones threw a 39-yard TD pass to Golden Tate in the first quarter. He also had a pick and two turnovers. Evan Engram dropped a third-down pass in Philadelphia’s territory that would’ve prevented the Giants
from punting the ball to the Eagles for their go-ahead drive.
“One hundred percent I have to make that,” Engram said. “We definitely let one get away. It’s just not a good feeling. We played a great fourth quarter and at the end we didn’t finish.” REVOLVING DOOR » Left guard Sua Opeta became the 10th offensive lineman to start for the Eagles this season and fourth to make his first NFL start. INJURIES » Giants: RB Devonta Freeman (ankle) left in the second half.
Eagles: Jackson, RT Lane Johnson, DT Hassan Ridgeway (biceps) and DB Craig James (hamstring) left in the second half.
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