Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles Match Player Stats On Oct 08, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 8, 2017

PHILADELPHIA -- Quarterback Carson Wentz threw a career-high four touchdown passes as the Philadelphia Eagles rolled to their third straight win with a 34-7 defeat of the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.

The Eagles improved to 4-1 while the Cardinals fell to 2-3.

Wentz was 21 of 30 for 304 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. He had never thrown more than two touchdowns in any previous game.

On third-and-19 from their own 28-yard line, Wentz lofted a long pass to Nelson Agholor, who proceeded to work his way past free safety Budda Baker and into the end zone for a 72-yard touchdown reception with 6:16 remaining in the third quarter for a commanding 31-7 lead.

The Cardinals had trouble all day finding any rhythm with their offense.

Quarterback Carson Palmer was 28 of 44 for 291 yards and one touchdown. Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald had six catches for 51 yards, though some of the yardage came late in the game.

Fitzgerald became the third player in NFL history to catch a pass in 200 consecutive games. Jerry Rice (274) and Tony Gonzalez (211) are the others.

Eagles rookie kicker Jake Elliott hit a late 28-yard field goal to extend the lead to 34-7. It was Elliott's seventh straight field goal.

Wentz's third touchdown pass was delivered to Torrey Smith, a 59-yard catch and run for a 21-0 lead with 43 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

On the Eagles' first drive, Wentz capped a 10-play, 54-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Trey Burton in the corner of the end zone for a 7-0 lead.

After forcing the Cardinals to punt, Kenjon Barner sparked the Eagles with a dazzling 76-yard return. From there, the Eagles struck quickly as Zach Ertz nabbed an 11-yard touchdown from Wentz for a two-touchdown advantage.

Palmer did push the Cardinals within 21-7 with a 13-yard pass to John Brown with 11:42 left in the second quarter.

Kicker Phil Dawson had a 51-yard field goal blocked by Patrick Robinson on the final play of the first half.

NOTES: The Eagles were short-handed without DT Fletcher Cox (calf) and RB Wendell Smallwood (knee). Undrafted free agent RB Corey Clement split time in the backfield primarily with LeGarrette Blount. ... Eagles RT Lane Johnson left with a head injury in the third quarter and didn't return. ... Haason Reddick started in place of OLB Markus Golden for the Cardinals. Reddick was a star at nearby Temple and was drafted No. 13 overall in the first round by Arizona. ... The Eagles have outscored teams 41-3 in the first quarter this season. ... Cardinals LS Aaron Brewer (arm) left the game in the first quarter. ... Eagles DE Vinny Curry recorded his first sack of the season. ... The Cardinals have allowed 19 sacks through five games. ... Philadelphia faces a short turnaround with a Thursday night matchup at Carolina. ... Arizona will host Tampa Bay next Sunday.