It's healthy to keep your giddiness in check while watching an impressive performance in a Week 7 NFL game, knowing the tectonic shifts that can take place throughout a season and the pitfalls possibly lying ahead.
It's healthier still to keep MVP chatter to a whisper with over half a season left to play. But Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is making those hushed claims impossible.
Wentz continued his rapid second-year emergence during a 34-24 Monday night win over the division rival Washington Redskins. It was a win that further established the Eagles as an NFC powerhouse, and at 6-1, they're now separating from the pack in a chaotic conference.