Wentz vs. Goff Tale of the Tape

Sunday’s Eagles at Rams game is a huge showdown with each team in pursuit of both a division title and a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs. The big subplot in this game is the first head-to-head meeting between the top two picks of the 2016 NFL Draft. Former North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz went to Philadelphia with the second overall pick of the opening round just minutes after the Rams used the first pick in that draft to select Jared Goff from the University of California.

Wentz had the edge in their rookie campaign as the Eagles starting QB from Week 1, but this season each of these young gunslingers have come into their own as two of the most exciting and productive players in the NFL. The best part of this budding rivalry that should hopefully continue to evolve into one of the NFL’s best in years to come is that both teams have dramatically turned things around from a losing 2016 season to become two of the top teams in the league this year.

Breaking down each player’s stats in ‘tale of the tape’ fashion only highlights just how much each one has meant to their respective team’s sudden success this year.

Wentz vs. Goff
Total Passing Yards: 3,005 vs. 3,184
Total Passing Touchdowns: *29 vs. 20
*Leads NFL
Attempts/Completions Percentage: 60.7 vs. 62.2
Attempts/Completions: 242/399 vs. 244/392
Interceptions: 6 vs. 6
Sacks: 27 vs. 20
Passer Rating: 102.0 vs. 98.4
Team Wins-Losses: 10/2 vs. 9/3

When you add it all up, Wentz and Goff have basically mirrored each other’s performance through the first 12 games on the season. However, it is this Sunday’s game that will define this rivalry heading into the postseason. There is a good chance that these two teams meet again in the playoffs, which would only add more fuel to the fire between two budding superstars that will linked to one another throughout their entire NFL career