Eagles QB Carson Wentz threw for four touchdown passes Sunday, three in the first quarter. Photo by TJ Engler / contrastphotography.com

EAGLES IMPROVE TO 4-1

*  Philadelphia has opened the season at 4-1 for the first time since 2014
* The last time the Eagles played at least 3 of their first 5 games on the road and started with a record of 4-1 or better was in 1954 (4-1). The only other times Philadelphia accomplished that feat was in 1950 (4-1), 1949 (4-1) and 1944 (4-0-1)
* The Eagles have won 6 of their last 7 contests dating back to Week 16 in 2016, including 4 in a row at Lincoln Financial Field

POINT PRODUCTION

* Philadelphia’s 34 points are tied for the club’s most in a single game under the direction of Doug Pederson (also 9/25/16 vs. Pittsburgh: W, 34-3)
* The Eagles are tied with Atlanta and New England for the most 20+ point performances (18) in the NFL since the start of the 2016 campaign
*  Philadelphia has registered 20+ points in 9 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak in the NFL

WENTZ THROWS FOR 4 TDs

*  Carson Wentz threw for a career-high 4 TDs (Trey Burton – 15 yards; Zach Ertz – 11; Torrey Smith – 59; Nelson Agholor – 72), including 3 in the first quarter (previous career high was 2)
*  Wentz’s 4 passing TDs were the most by an Eagle in a single game since Nick Foles on 11/3/13 at Oakland (7)
*  Wentz (24 years, 282 days) became the youngest Eagle to throw 4+ TDs in a single game since Donovan McNabb (24 years, 15 days) on 12/10/00 at Cleveland (also 4)

SUCCESS ON THIRD DOWN

* On third downs, Carson Wentz went 11-of-12 (91.7%) for 225 yards (18.8 avg.), 3 TDs, 9 first downs and a 158.3 passer rating (all single-game bests by an NFL QB on third down in 2017)
* Most third-down passing yards and yards per attempt by an Eagle since at least 1991
* Most third-down completions and highest third-down completion percentage by an Eagle since Donovan McNabb on 10/1/00 vs. Atlanta (11-of-11, 100.0%) (min. 10 attempts)
*  Most third-down passing TDs by an Eagle since McNabb on 11/27/08 vs. Arizona (also 3)
*  Wentz is the only NFL QB to record multiple games with a perfect passer rating on third down this season (also 9/10/17 at Washington: 9-of-11 (81.8%), 148 yards, 2 TDs)

FIRST-QUARTER SCORES

* Philadelphia opened with 3 consecutive TD drives (all passing TDs) in the first 14:17 of the game, giving the Eagles an early 21-0 advantage
*  Philadelphia scored 21+ points in the first quarter for the sixth time since 1950, last doing so on 12/22/13 vs. Chicago (also 21)
· Carson Wentz is the first Eagle to record 3 first-quarter passing TDs since at least 1991
o The last Eagle to throw 3 TDs in any quarter of a game was Nick Foles, who threw 3 TDs in both the second and third quarters on 11/3/13 at Oakland
o Wentz threw TDs on 3 consecutive pass attempts in the first quarter, becoming the first NFL QB to accomplish that feat since Ben Roethlisberger on 10/2/16 vs. Kansas City
o Wentz joined Tom Brady (3: 9/17/17 at NO) as the only NFL QBs to throw for 3 TDs in the first quarter of a game this season
· The Eagles have now scored on their first offensive possession in 4 of their 5 games this season: Week 1 at WAS (58-yard TD to Nelson Agholor), Week 2 at KC (34-yard FG by Jake Elliott), Week 4 at LAC (8-yard TD to Alshon Jeffery), Week 5 vs. ARI (15-yard TD to Trey Burton)

MORE FROM THE GAME

* Nelson Agholor finished with a career-high 93 yards on 4 receptions (23.3 avg.), including a career-long 72-yard TD in the third quarter that gave the Eagles a 31-7 lead. Agholor now leads Philadelphia with a career-high 3 receiving TDs this season
* Torrey Smith caught a season-high 70 yards on 3 catches (23.3 avg.), including a 59-yard TD that made it 21-0 in the first quarter. It was Smith’s longest receiving TD since registering a 73-yard score on 10/8/15 vs. Baltimore with San Francisco
* Trey Burton opened the scoring, 7-0, with a 15-yard TD on the Eagles’ first possession. It was Burton’s 2nd career receiving TD (also 2-yard TD on 9/19/16 at Chicago)
* Zach Ertz posted 6 receptions for 61 yards (10.2 avg.) and caught an 11-yard TD in the first quarter that gave Philadelphia a 14-0 advantage
* Kenjon Barner totaled career highs in punt returns (3), punt return yards (110) and punt return average (36.7). Barner’s 76 yard punt return in the first quarter was the longest by an Eagle since Darren Sproles (83-yard TD) on 12/6/15 at New England.

Sent by the Eagles Media Relations Staff.