By Paul Macrie, Sports Talk Philly staff writer 
Carson Wentz didn't put up eye-popping numbers on the Monday Night Football stage against the Bears. The box score for the entire offense wasn't scintillating by any means.
The final score of 29-14 also doesn't tell the entire story. After two games, the Eagles offense remains a work in progress.
Despite the modest 190 yards passing and one touchdown for Wentz, the eye test shows he remained in full control of the offense, and continues to play like a four or five-year veteran, not a rookie. Dropped passes, average offensive line play and a less than stellar running game didn't do the rookie any favors in the win against the Bears on Monday night. It will have to improve moving forward, as the schedule stiffens up.
Week 1 demonstrated improved receiver play from Jordan Matthews, despite a bad drop in that game, and especially Nelson Agholor — who found the endzone against Cleveland. On Monday night, the play of the receiver position took a step back.
Matthews remained the main target on offense with nine targets, but he dropped a definite touchdown pass before the end of the first half. The Eagles settled for a long field goal to go up 9-7 instead.
Agholor had two key drops against Chicago, a secondary that is far from shutdown quality. Wentz tossed two downfield throws to him in the game, one that should have been a pass interference against the defense that wasn't called, but the other that he had his hands on and failed to haul in. The other notable drop for the second-year receiver was a fade in the end zone, as he allowed the defender to take it out of his hands.
These types of miscues began last year, and continue in 2016. The Eagles offense will not reach their full potential unless the drops subside to a bare minimum.
But the problems with the offense don't stop there. The offense has scored 27 and 29 points, respectively, the first two games of the season, but it had additional opportunities to score points. The offensive line play has been average at best, and the running game hasn't clicked on all cylinders yet.
Center Jason Kelce had a rough night against the Bears, in particular two significant drive-stalling penalties on the same drive during the first half. The first of the penalties was courtesy of Bears defensive tackle Akiem Hicks pushing him back almost into Wentz despite the quarterback completing the pass down the middle of the field to Brent Celek. Kelce was called for holding and, once again, it was a miscue that cost Wentz more yards on the evening.
The offensive line play, as a whole, allowed Chicago's defensive front to make plays. Running back Ryan Mathews salvaged his night with two rushing touchdowns and a long run of 30 yards, but the offense only ran the ball for 100 yards on 32 carries. It wasn't the best of performances if going by the 3.1 yard-per-carry average.
The Eagles have earned two wins in the first two weeks of the season against below average opponents, but at the same time wins in the NFL hold the same value. It isn't the college football level when top-ranked teams are beating up on FCS opponents. However, the schedule gets more difficult from here.
It all begins on Sunday with a home matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of the best teams in the league — even without running back Le'Veon Bell.
In order to pull off an upset against Pittsburgh, the Eagles offense will have to eliminate the mistakes they have gotten away with so far during the first two contests. In fact, the unit will need to put together a near flawless performance, as they will have to take into account more points being scored by the opponent, compared to the 10 and 14 that have been allowed during the previous two games.
So far, Wentz has done almost everything that has been asked of him. He has managed the game, but that shouldn't be taken as a negative by any means. He has no turnovers through the first two games, and that will continue to give the Eagles a chance to win.
But it's Wentz's supporting cast who will have to improve their play. The rookie quarterback can't be expected to carry this team despite his above-average maturity level at the position. It is time for players such as Matthews, Agholor and the personnel on the offensive line to step up, or this season will have its ups and downs. It's only a matter of time.
