Mind-boggling stats: Carson Wentz vs. Jared Goff

The Eagles and Rams are tied for the NFL's #1 scoring offense this season, averaging 30.1 points per game (both scored exactly 361 points). This is the first time since the 1970 merger in which two teams entered a week tied for the NFL lead in scoring offense and faced each other.

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All tied up

The Eagles and Rams are tied for the NFL's #1 scoring offense this season, averaging 30.1 points per game (both scored exactly 361 points). This is the first time since the 1970 merger in which two teams entered a week tied for the NFL lead in scoring offense and faced each other.

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This is the first time Jared Goff and Carson Wentz are playing each other since being drafted in the 2016 NFL Draft.

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Showdown

This is the first time Jared Goff and Carson Wentz are playing each other since being drafted in the 2016 NFL Draft.

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Jared Goff and Carson Wentz were selected first and second, respectively, in the 2016 NFL Draft. In the Super Bowl era, #1 overall QBs are 5-2 against #2 QBs from their same draft class, with Rick Mirer (over Drew Bledsoe) and Marcus Mariota (over Jameis Winston) the only #2 picks to earn wins.

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Advantage, Goff

Jared Goff and Carson Wentz were selected first and second, respectively, in the 2016 NFL Draft. In the Super Bowl era, #1 overall QBs are 5-2 against #2 QBs from their same draft class, with Rick Mirer (over Drew Bledsoe) and Marcus Mariota (over Jameis Winston) the only #2 picks to earn wins.

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Among QBs with 200+ pass attempts in each of the last two seasons, only Jared Goff and Carson Wentz have had a larger increase in passer rating than Case Keenum from 2016 to 2017.

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All the way up

Among QBs with 200+ pass attempts in each of the last two seasons, only Jared Goff and Carson Wentz have had a larger increase in passer rating than Case Keenum from 2016 to 2017.

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Goff (#1) and Wentz (#2) were the top two overall picks in the 2016 NFL Draft. This is the seventh time in Common Draft era (since 1967) that quarterbacks were selected with each of the top two overall picks.

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One and two

Goff (#1) and Wentz (#2) were the top two overall picks in the 2016 NFL Draft. This is the seventh time in Common Draft era (since 1967) that quarterbacks were selected with each of the top two overall picks.

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Good news for Carson Wentz and Jared Goff. Each of the last six quarterbacks to win MVP played on the team with the NFL's highest-scoring offense that season. The Eagles and Rams are tied for the NFL's top-scoring offense this season (30.1 PPG).

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MVP effort

Good news for Carson Wentz and Jared Goff. Each of the last six quarterbacks to win MVP played on the team with the NFL's highest-scoring offense that season. The Eagles and Rams are tied for the NFL's top-scoring offense this season (30.1 PPG).

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