Wentz hit big on final fling, setting up Eagles' game-winner

Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz runs off the field after the Eagles beat the Giants, 27-24, at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday.One thing Carson Wentz didn’t have, in his first 18 NFL starts, was a close win pulled out in the final seconds.

Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, Wentz scratched that item off his list. Wentz’s final passing line of 21 for 31 for 176 yards and a touchdown was unremarkable, but he saved the best for last.

Seven seconds left in the game, second and 10 from the Eagles’ 38, Wentz found Alshon Jeffery on the far sideline for 19 yards, Wentz’s longest completion of the day. Jeffery stepped out of bounds with one second remaining. Then Jake Elliott, a kicker known for…