Carson Wentz has taken his game to new heights over the past month and his play has gotten the attention of analysts over at the NFL Network.
In a recent quarterback power index ranking, the Eagles star signal-caller moved up 3 spots, back into the top-10 of the NFL Network’s quarterback power index.
Wentz came in at No. 9, up three spots from the previous ranking.
RANK No. 9
Carson Wentz
Individual Rank: Bhanpuri: 9 | Blair: 10 | Filice: 9 | Parr: 10
2019 stats: 15 games | 64.4 pct | 3,750 pass yds | 6.6 ypa | 26 pass TD | 7 INT | 228 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 7 fumbles lost
Blair: Against the Cowboys, Wentz put together the kind of performance that could help define his NFL tenure, completing a season-high 77.5 percent of his throws while pushing Philly to a high-stakes, late-season win over a division rival that never really seemed that close. There’s one more game to go, but at this point, this December has been one of Wentz’s best months ever, based on his completion rate (68.2 percent, third-best month of his career), yards-per-game mark (305, second-best month of his career), TD-to-INT ratio (9:1, second-best month of his career) and passer rating (101.7, sixth-best month of his career). After missing out on Philly’s last two improbable late-season runs, Wentz seems to be making up for lost time. We are team-agnostic at the QB Index, but the idea of getting to finally see Wentz in the playoffs is tantalizing.
Wentz landed ahead of Atlant’s Matt Ryan, and behind Kirk Cousins and Aaron Rodgers. Ryan Tannehill and Deshaun Watson were tied at No. 5, while Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes, and Lamar Jackson rounded out the top-4.