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Eagles opposing player to stop, Week 3 edition: Carson Wentz

Carson Wentz may have had his problems in Philadelphia during his last season as an Eagle in 2020, but the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft is still a very viable, talented quarterback and his former team will see that this Sunday when the Eagles face the Washington Commanders at 1 p.m. at FedEx Field.

Wentz is No. 2 in the NFL in passing (650 yards) behind Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa (740) and third overall in total yards (685) behind Tagovailoa (740) and Jalen Hurts (723) over two games.

On Monday against Minnesota’s passive shell defense that dared him to throw, Hurts became the first player in NFL history to throw for over 300 yards (333) with a completion percentage above 80% (83.