The Philadelphia Eagles at 4-1 came into Charlotte to take on the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers are coming with a 4-1 record. Both teams are looking to prove that their 4-1 record is no fluke. Both teams have a premier QB in the Panthers Cam Newton and the up and coming Eagles QB Carson Wentz. Which team would come out on top in Charlotte on Thursday night football? Let's get into it and find out. The Eagles would start off with the ball. The Eagles would start with a third and 5 early and Carson Wentz went to Nelson Agholor for 24, then LeGarrette Blount would go for 11 on the next play. Julius Peppers would strip sack Wentz and the Panthers would recover to get the ball back. The Panthers wouldn't be able to capitalize as they would go three and out. The Eagles would face a third and 3 and Wentz would find Trey Burton for 9. Wentz would find Johnson on a 16 yard pass completion. Blount would then go for 14 yards. The Eagles would have to settle for a 50 yard field goal by Jake Elliott to make it 3-0 in the first quarter. On the next Carolina possession, Cam Newton would find Christian McCaffrey for nine yards. The Eagles would get called for pass interference on second and 10. The penalty would get the Panthers to their own 39. Newton would find Ed Dickson for 3 yards for a first down. The Panthers would have to settle on a 39 yard field goal to tie the game at three. Wentz would find Alshon Jeffrey for 15 on the first play of the drive. The Eagles would fail to get another first down and would punt. The Eagles would get a six yard loss as the first quarter came to an end. The Panthers would end up going three and out to start the quarter. The Panthers defense continued their strong game with a three and out. Newton would find Dickson on the first play for 13. On a second and 10, Newton would find Kelvin Benjamin for 14. On the next play, Newton would go 16 yards for the touchdown. The PAT would make it 10-3 Carolina. The Eagles would face a third and 11 and Wentz would find Jeffrey for 14 yards. The Eagles would fail to get another first down and another punt would come by the Eagles. On a third and 5, the Eagles Rasul Douglas would intercept Newton and the Eagles would take over at the Carolina 19. They would face a fourth and 1 and Wentz would QB sneak for a first down at the one yard line. On third and goal at the one, Wentz would find Zach Ertz in the end zone for the score. The PAT would tie the game at 10. The Panthers would fail to score as the game went to halftime tied at 10. The Panthers would start with the ball and on third and 12, Newton's pass would get picked off by Patrick Robinson. On second and 10, Wentz would connect Ertz from 16 yards out for their second of the game. They go for two and Blount would get the two point conversion to make it 18-10. On the next Panthers possession, the Eagles would get an interception but they would be called for pass interference. Newton would find Dickson for a first and goal at the five on a second and 2 for 12 yards. The Panthers would settle for a field goal and cut the lead to 18-13. Blount would go for 18 yards on the first play of the drive. Wentz would go for Mack Hollins for 18 on second and 10. They would be short on third and 4 and would settle for a 48 yard field goal by Jake Elliott to make it 21-13 with 6:54 remaining in the third. The Eagles defense would force a three and out then the Panthers defense forced a three and out of their own. On second and 8, Newton would go for 16, then Newton would find Benjamin for 19 on the next play. The Panthers would settle for a Gano 46 yard field goal to make it 21-16. The Eagles would face a third and 16 and Wentz would find Hollins for 20. On the next play, Wentz would find Jeffrey for 37 and the third quarter would end with the Eagles ahead 21-16. First play of the fourth quarter, Wentz would find Agholor for a 24 yard score. The PAT would make it 28-13 early in the fourth quarter. Newton would find Benjamin for 13 on second and 6. The Panthers faced a third and 8 and Newton finds Devin Funchess for 20. The Panthers faced another third and 8 and Newton would go for 11 yards and a first down. They would get a first down on a roughing the passer penalty by the Eagles. Newton would get them to a first and goal at the one and on the next play, Newton would go to Christian McCaffrey for the touchdown from a yard out. The PAT would make it 28-23 with 8:04 left. The Eagles would go three and out and give the ball back to the Panthers. McCaffrey would go for three yards on second and 3 then a holding penalty on the Eagles gave the Panthers a fresh set of downs. The Panthers would face a fourth and 2 with 3:33 remaining and Newton would find McCaffrey for four yards to keep the drive going. On third and 10, Newton would be picked off by Jalen Mills. The Eagles would fail to get a first down and they would punt the ball back to the Panthers before the two-minute warning. The Panthers would get the ball at their own 31 with 2:03 left. Newton would go to Benjamin for a first down as we headed to the two-minute warning. The Panthers would face a fourth and 1 and Newton's pass would fall incomplete and the Eagles would take the victory 28-23.
Thoughts on the game: This was a fun game. Both teams looked really good, especially Eagles QB Carson Wentz who threw three touchdowns. The defense got three interceptions and played great overall. I think both of these teams could be contenders in their division especially the Eagles.
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