Philadelphia Eagles: 10 Statistics their fans are going to love

1. No defense has forced more turnovers.

The Eagles defense has forced 11 turnovers. That’s more than any other NFL team. Every Eagles fan is falling more and more in love with this unit by the week. It consists of some very likable guys. They play hard, and they swarm to the ball. That’s exactly what the Eagles fan base has been waiting to see.

2. #86 is the first tight end in team history with four touchdown catches in the first six games.

We’ve debated whether or not Zach Ertz could become a go-to guy for second-year quarterback Carson Wentz. It’s safe to say now that he can. It appears we can retire those debates about his consistency.

3. Philly has more wins (5) than the rest of the NFC East combined (4).

Look at the records for yourselves. The Washington Redskins are 2-2. The Dallas Cowboys are 2-3. The New York Giants haven’t cracked the win column yet.

4. Wentz has more touchdown passes on 3rd down than any other NFL quarterback (7).

Who’s been better on 3rd down than the Eagles have on third down? We can answer that. No one has. Coming into week six, they were converting more than 50 percent of their attempts. When week six concluded for the Eagles, Wentz was the owner of seven touchdown passes. It’s hard to do much better than that.

5. This run defense has been historically good.

Philly’s allowed 394 rushing yards,. Stuff like that makes you think of the Buddy Ryan years. This marks their fewest total after six games since 1954 when they allowed only 342. It’s also the fewest total allowed by any NFL team since 2010 when the Pittsburgh Steelers held opponents to 382.