Philadelphia Eagles: 5 Players that are key to a victory over Detroit Lions

3. Carson Wentz, QB

Well, while we’re here, we might as well discuss the most valuable player on the offense. Carson Wentz played arguably his worst half of football last week. He threw two ugly interceptions and was wildly inaccurate for the most part.

Eventually, though, he managed to get his stuff together and was putting together quite the comeback. Unfortunately, the Eagles lost. Wentz left the field with the lead late in the fourth quarter, and the defense allowed Atlanta to score on a monster play. Then, when the Eagles got the ball back, Wentz hit a wide-open Nelson Agholor in stride just for him to drop the ball.

Last week, Wentz did all that he could late in the game, but Philly fell short. This week, Wentz will have to do all that he can for four quarters — no exceptions. We like seeing the comebacks as they are thrilling, but that’s not how the Eagles should be playing.

We need faster starts, and it begins with the offense. Granted, it’s not all of Wentz’s fault, but No. 11 needs to get on the same page with Doug Pederson and start making things happen early on. This week will be a major test for Wentz as he might be without two starting wideouts once again. We’ll see if he can flash that MVP gene with less to work with.