By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor 
After the first four touchdown performance of his career Sunday, Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles had a quick turnaround, as they took on the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte on Thursday Night Football.
Here are my in-game notes on Wentz's primetime performance:
First Quarter
Drive One
- The Eagles got the ball to start the game. Wentz and company started on the 25 after a touchback.
- After LaGarrette Blount lost yards to open the game, Wentz hit Torrey Smith for a seven-yard completion on his first pass attempt of the game.
- Wentz, who Jim Nantz pointed out has thrived on third down, hit Nelson Agholor for a 24-yard gain on the following play.
- After an 11-yard run, Wentz had the ball stripped by future Hall of Famer Julius Peppers. Halapoulivaati Vaitai, playing for the injured Lane Johnson, was beat by Peppers. Wentz probably could have sensed the pressure earlier, but he wasn't put in a good position.
.@juliuspeppers_ 150th career sack is also a forced fumble 😤😤😤 pic.twitter.com/9luWsBG3aa
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 13, 2017
Drive Two
- Luckily for the Eagles, Cam Newton and Panthers went three-and-out. That meant that they got to start their second drive on the 15, after a fair catch from Kenjon Barner.
- Wentz tried to hit Agholor on a slant to open the second drive, but threw the ball behind him and he wasn't able to clean it up.
- Wentz hit Agholor on the next play for a seven-yard gain. Sure seemed like early on the Eagles wanted to get the ball to the former first-round pick.
- On third-and-three, Wentz hit Trey Burton over the middle for a nine-yard gain and first down. The Eagles have used Burton more frequently the past two weeks.
- Wentz took a seven-yard loss on a sack on the next play. Following that, he ran for 21 yards, but it was called backed after an illegal block in the back by Alshon Jeffery. Fortunately, as Tony Romo pointed out, it was a spot foul, so Wentz and the Eagles still got to keep 15 of those yards.
- On third-and-six, Wentz, as per usual, completed a pass, this time to Marcus Johnson.
- After two runs from Blount and a carry from Kenjon Barner, Wentz wasn't able to connect with Agholor on another third and six. Jake Elliott, with the help of a great hold from Donnie Jones, put the Eagles on the board 3-0.
Drive Three
- Wentz hit Jeffrey for a 15-yard gain to open up the third drive.
- After a Blount run gave the Eagles another third-and-six, Wentz overthrew Jeffery. In his defense, Luke Kuechly had a free rush at him and Zach Ertz was covered over the middle.
Drive Four
- After Patrick Robinson covered up a botched fair catch from Barner, the Eagles opened their fourth drive on their own 11.
- Wentz threw the ball high to Smith on a slant, which was tipped up in the air and potentially could have been trouble.
- On the following play, which was a third down, Wentz rolled away from pressure on the blindside from Captain Munnerlyn and hit Zach Ertz over the middle for what would have been a first down. Instead, the play was blown dead because Doug Pederson had called a timeout.
- On the following play, Thomas Davis rushed off the left side and sacked Wentz to end the drive. Though many thought a penalty should have been called, the picture below is another example of when Wentz needs to know when-to-say-when. The play was over and he wasn't breaking out of the sack. Trying to stay up could only end badly.
ARMBAR pic.twitter.com/IogxBH3FGH
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) October 13, 2017
Second Quarter
Drive Five
- On third-and-11, Wentz hit Jeffery on a rollout for a 14-yard gain.
- On second-and-five, the pocket collapsed on Wentz, who flipped the ball to Barner. Barner wasn't able to reel in a catchable ball.
- On third down, Davis blitzed again, forcing Wentz to make an errant throw to Ertz, which ended the drive.
Drive Six
- Fletcher Cox tipped a Cam Newton pass that Rasul Douglas picked off, giving the Eagles the ball inside the 15. After three Blount runs, Wentz kept the ball on a quarterback sneak on fourth down and got it.
- On second-and-goal, Wentz rolled out, but Corey Clement was not able to get open. So Wentz decided to run up the middle and tried to take on a defender one-on-one. Romo put it the best on the broadcast, saying that him trying to truck will make his teammates respect him even more, but that it's a "silly" thing for your franchise quarterback to attempt to run through a defender. The Eagles need Wentz to play 16 games for a decade and a half. Plays like that shorten your seasons and your career.
Maybe let’s not take the entire defense on with your throwing shoulder, Carson. pic.twitter.com/rPAQmRgdgN
— Dan Levy (@DanLevyThinks) October 13, 2017
- On third-and-goal, Wentz hit Ertz in the back of the endzone. He did a good job of looking off the defenders, to the right, while Ertz got open over the middle.
The "tz" connection has this one tied up. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/wWT1Sh1KQi
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 13, 2017
Third Quarter
Drive Seven
- After a Patrick Robinson interception, the Eagles opened their first drive of the second half onthe Panthers' 17.
- Shaq Thompson blocked Wentz's attempt at a screen on the first play, which Wentz did a good job to knock down.
- On the next play, Wentz hit Ertz over the middle for his second touchdown of the game. It's safe to say that after a seeming three-year discussion, Ertz has finally broken out, and he's special.
Throw it up to 86. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/oynU9dWkwL
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 13, 2017
Drive Eight
- After an 18-yard run by Blount, Wentz had his first pass attempt batted down.
- On the next play, he hit Mack Hollins for his first catch of the day, chipping off another 18 yards.
- Wentz finished the drive with a three-yard rush, one where he again exposed himself to potential big hits. It did get the Eagles three yards closer to a field-goal, which helped Elliott, who nailed a 48-yarder.
Drive Nine
- Wentz started the ninth drive by missing Jeffery on a slant. Jeffrey is 6'3 and Wentz threw it at his knees. That's not a good mix.
- The Panthers brought pressure again on second down, forcing Wentz to get rid of the ball.
- On third down, Wentz placed a deep ball to Jeffery perfectly, but James Bradberry made a great play to keep Jeffrey from hauling it in. On the brightside, the two finally seemed to be on the same page on a deepball, something that has been lacking through the first five games.
Drive 10
- Wentz snuck out of a collapsing pocket for an eight-yard run on second down, but a holding call brought the play back.
- On the next play, Wentz hit Barner on a screen pass for nine yards.
- Wentz, with a defender barring down on him, hit Hollins to convert on third-and-16.
How the hell did Carson Wentz make this throw? pic.twitter.com/QyPgT644Ov
— Patrick (@PatrickMCausey) October 13, 2017
- On the next play, Wentz and Jeffery finally connected on a deep ball, going for 37 yards. It was Wentz's second consecutive perfect pass on a deep ball. He's looked much better throwing the deep ball the past two weeks after struggling throwing them early in the year:
Carson Wentz dropping dimes. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/MK4EJZ7QXG
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 13, 2017
- Still not without flaws, Wentz didn't give Agholor an accurate pass to work with on the next play. Agholor did haul it in, but only for a one-yard gain.
Fourth Quarter
Drive 10 (continued)
- Even after a low snap, Wentz did hit Agholor on the next play over the middle, with the an escort to the endzone opening up. Agholor, who we sometimes seem to forget possesses elite speed, burst through the hole for a touchdown.
Nelson with the stutter-step. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/Fub15Ik2GO
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 13, 2017
Drive 11
- With their led cut to 28-23, Wentz handed off to Blount at the 25-yard line. Blount picked up a six-yard gain.
- Wentz hit Jeffrey for a five-yard gain on second down. Jeffrey nearly got by the defender that ultimately took him down,
- On third down, Wentz tried to float a ball to Jeffrey to convert. Unfortunately for the Eagles, Jeffrey was held by Bradberry, rather blatantly, and it wasn't called. That ended the drive and gave the Panthers the ball back with under six minutes and a chance to take the lead.
Drive 12
- After a Jalen Mills pick, the Eagles attempted to run the clock out with two Blount runs.
- On third-and-seven, Wentz wasn't able to connect with Ertz on a slant over the middle. As Romo pointed out on the telecast, Jeffery appeared to be more open than Ertz. Wentz was visibly frustrated on the sideline after watching the play on the play on a tablet.
- Luckily for Wentz and the Eagles, their defense held off Newton, who had a pretty abysmal game, to seal their fifth victory of the season.
Week 6 Takeaways
- I can't say it enough times – Wentz needs to know when to say when. While Ben Roethlisberger has made a career out of playing injured, that's not a path that you want to follow. There are times where Wentz's ability to extend the play leads to a magical play. But he needs to be able to recognize when it's better to just live to see another play.
- If tonight was any indication, teams are going to start bringing more pressure against the Eagles. That means that the team needs to stay committed to the running game. It also means the team needs Lane Johnson back next week.
- The Eagles are 5-1 without Jeffery and Wentz having really connected yet. While the Eagles have a pretty difficult schedule in the second-half of the season, that gives you the impression that this offense is yet to peak.
- Doug Pederson has done a really good job coaching since the loss to Kansas City. Wentz only threw the ball 30 times tonight, and the team ran for over 100 yards. There's been a good balance.
- In the past two weeks, Wentz has seven touchdowns and one interception. On the year, he has 13 touchdowns and three interceptions.
