Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's Terms and Privacy Policy. Wentz stayed healthy all regular season. Wentz was hit in the back by Seahawks edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney as he was going down on a play. Josh McCown, the year-old veteran who was drawn out of retirement by the Eagles to back up Wentz, took over at quarterback with less than two minutes to go in the first quarter. McCown was the second player to throw his first playoff pass after age 40, joining Sonny Jurgensen. Wentz has a long history of bad injury luck. His season ended early due to a back injury.
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Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. Sign up for The Complex Newsletter for breaking news, events, and unique stories. During the first quarter of Sunday's Wild Card contest, Clowney was attempting to stop Carson Wentz from scrambling for a first down when he delivered a blow that knocked Philly's starting quarterback out of the game. Although he wasn't penalized for the hit, fans believe that Clowney delivered an illegal helmet-to-helmet blow. As a result, Clowney thinks that he'll receive death threats from the Philadelphia faithful. Carson Wentz left the game after this hit from Jadeveon Clowney and is questionable to return with a head injury. Wentz dives forward on this play against the Seahawks and takes a helmet-to-helmet shot to the back of the head from Clowney. Philly fans were pissed. Clowney didn't only face backlash from ans.
The loss left the Eagles at They have been either one game above. After watching a team that showed such promise at the beginning of the season gain fewer than 5 yards per pass play in a crucial home game, you can guess the mood of Eagles fans on Twitter. If you had money on someone linking the Eagles to former Buccaneers coach John McKay , congrats on cashing in:. How do you feel about Eagles execution today? The Eagles defense watching the Eagles offense come on the field pic. Eagles news in your inbox year-round. Live look at Wentz and the Eagles offense today flyeaglesfly pic.
