Hunt scores 2 TDs as Chiefs hold on to beat Eagles 27-20

The Kansas City Chiefs followed their offensive-minded upset of the New England Patriots by leaning on their stout, opportunistic defense to upend the Philadelphia Eagles.

Two wins. Two vastly different ways to achieve them.

"No two games area alike in this league," said Alex Smith, who threw for 251 yards and a touchdown in their 27-20 victory on Sunday. "You have to find ways to make adjustments."

Six sacks and two interceptions is a good place to start.

The Chiefs (2-0) simply outscored the Patriots in their season opener last week, but they needed three sacks and a pick from defensive tackle Chris Jones , solid play in a secondary missing star safety Eric Berry, and some big plays down the stretch to keep the Eagles (1-1) at bay.

Travis Kelce had eight catches for 103 yards and a somersaulting go-ahead touchdown grab with 6:25 left in the game. Rookie Kareem Hunt followed his record-setting debut by running for 81 yards and two scores, the second of them giving Kansas City a 27-13 lead and seemingly putting the game away.

But Carson Wentz hit Nelson Agholor for an answering score with 14 seconds left, and Trey Burton jumped on the onside kick a few seconds later to give the Eagles one last throw to the end zone.

The Chiefs' defense stood tall once more: Wentz unloaded from just inside the 50-yard line, but his pass bounced off the hands of a couple defenders and fell incomplete as time expired.

"The takeaway is you're right there, a team that lit the scoreboard up in Week 1 in New England,'" Eagles coach Doug Pederson said. "But we got to get the run game fixed. It's a team effort. However the game plays out, we try to find a way to win at the end and mistakes obviously cost us today."

Wentz finished with 333 yards and two touchdowns passing, despite facing relentless pressure all afternoon. The spunky quarterback also led the Eagles with 55 yards rushing.

"He's going to be one of the great ones in the league," Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston said. "He's very mobile, very calm in the pocket. It's tough to rush a guy like that that's real mobile in the pocket, that can spin moves and get out, get out of trouble."

The Chiefs led 6-3 at halftime, and it was still 13-13 in the fourth quarter when Wentz threw a pass that bounced off Houston and into the arms of Chris Jones. The pick gave Kansas City the ball deep in Eagles territory, and Kelce hurdled into the end zone five plays later.

It was sweet atonement for the talented but troublemaking tight end, who earlier in the half got an earful from coach Andy Reid when he picked up a 15-yard penalty for taunting.

"You can't do that. Got to be smarter," Reid said when faced with three questions about Kelce's antics. "He's got to learn. He did come back with a good play."

INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE: Both offenses struggled much of the game, and for good reason. Pederson was Reid's offensive coordinator in Kansas City for several years, and the two coaches run similar versions of the West Coast offense. That means they both knew what to expect. "We got a feel for what they were doing and our front seven got after them," Chiefs safety Daniel Sorensen said.

JONES-ING: Jones had his big game despite leaving briefly in the second half and getting his eye checked. "The crown on my helmet hit me in my eye," the Chiefs' gregarious defensive tackle said. "I was sweating in it and it fell down and hit me in my eye, gave me a little stinger."

GETTING COMFY: After struggling last week against Washington, Alshon Jeffery appeared to get on the same page with Wentz at Arrowhead Stadium. He finished with seven catches for 92 yards and a score.

SACK ATTACK: Philadelphia had four sacks for the second straight game. Fletcher Cox had one to give him 30 1/2 for his career, the fourth most by an Eagles interior defensive lineman.

ERTZ-WHILE: Eagles tight end Zach Ertz had five catches for 97 yards, including a 53-yard catch late in the first half that ricocheted off the Chiefs' Terrance Mitchell. That play appeared to have set up a chip-shot field goal, but Jake Elliott's attempt missed as the half expired .

CLIPPED WINGS: The Eagles' ailing secondary lost two more players when starting safety Rodney McLeodand backup cornerback Jaylen Watkins left with hamstring injuries in the first half. Philadelphia was already without starting cornerback Ronald Darby because of a dislocated ankle.

MORE INJURIES: Chiefs center Mitch Morse left late in the game with a sprained foot. "Center in this offense makes a ton of calls," Smith said. "It's a big adjustment when he goes out."

NAMING RIGHTS: The Chiefs renamed the TV booths at Arrowhead Stadium in honor of Len Dawson, their Hall of Fame quarterback and broadcaster. He is retiring from doing radio analysis after the season.

UP NEXT

Eagles: home opener vs. Giants.

Chiefs: at Los Angeles Chargers.

Wentz, pass rush give Eagles season-opening win vs. Redskins

 Carson Wentz put on a magic act evading pressure, the Philadelphia Eagles' defense ratcheted up its pass rush and the result was the end of a losing streak against the Washington Redskins and a Gatorade bath for coach Doug Pederson.

Behind two touchdowns from Wentz and four sacks of Kirk Cousins, the Eagles beat the Redskins 30-17 on Sunday in a sloppy, mistake-filled season opener between the NFC East rivals.

Wentz threw for 307 yards and also had an interception returned for a touchdown but made fewer errors than Cousins, who was picked off at the goal line and fumbled twice.

Eagles receiver Nelson Agholor, the recipient of a 58-yard TD pass from Wentz after he avoided being sacked by Jonathan Allen and Preston Smith, called the second-year quarterback "a magician."

"I don't know how the guy does it," left tackle Jason Peters said of Wentz, who was 26 of 39. "He's just got a knack for feeling pressure coming and he rolls out of it, he gets out of it and makes a play down the field."

Cousins finished 23 of 40 for 240 yards with an interception and two fumbles, the second of which was forced by Brandon Graham and returned 20 yards for a touchdown by Fletcher Cox in the final minutes, putting the game away.

Cousins had a TD pass to third-down back Chris Thompson, but much of the afternoon was done in by drops and other offensive blunders.

"I think we're better than that up front, better than that at receiver, better than that at quarterback," Redskins coach Jay Gruden said.

The Eagles snapped a five-game skid against the Redskins going back to Sept. 9, 2014, and won at FedEx Field for the first time since 2013.

"We've been talking all week about kind of getting the monkey off our back down here and really against the Redskins," Pederson said. "It was just the old setup on the sideline, and I got the bath. Appreciate it, but a little sticky.

NO RUNNING GAME: Gruden and Pederson avoided the running game, in part because it was having little effect for each team. Cousins, in the second straight season of being franchised by Washington, tied as the Redskins' leading rusher with 30 yards on four carries; they finished with 64. The Eagles had 59 yards on 23 carries, including several handoffs on a clock-draining fourth-quarter drive.

"I think Washington just had a good game plan, but at the end of the day we made enough plays to win," Wentz said.

DARBY DOWN: The Eagles lost cornerback Ronald Darby to what looked like a serious right ankle injury early in the second quarter. Darby's ankle bent the wrong way as he was running in coverage with Washington tight end Jordan Reed, and he was carted off.

Pederson said Darby would be evaluated when the team returns to Philadelphia.

"It's tough because he's playing lights-out, and I want him to be a part of this party we're about to have on this field," Graham said. "I'm hoping it's nothing major."

Kicker Caleb Sturgis, who made three field goals, was injured late in the game, which led Pederson to go for two after the Eagles' final touchdown.

PICK-SIX TIMES THREE: When Redskins linebacker Kerrigan picked off Wentz and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown, he added to his unique career history with interceptions. All three times Kerrigan has had an interception in the NFL, he has returned it for a touchdown. This was his first since 2012.

NO DOCTSON IMPACT: Despite going into the game as a projected starter , Redskins 2016 first-round pick Josh Doctson was a limited part of the game plan with no targets as Ryan Grant filled in as the third receiver. After missing almost all of his rookie season with sore Achilles tendons, Doctson was bothered by a sore hamstring during the preseason, but was full go in practice this week, but Gruden said the Redskins were easing him back in.

UP NEXT

Eagles: Visit the Kansas City Chiefs, who upset New England on Thursday night.

Redskins: Visit former offensive coordinator Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams.

Eagles beat up Bradford, hand Vikings first loss 21-10

Josh Huff returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, Carson Wentz outplayed Sam Bradford and the Philadelphia Eagles beat Minnesota 21-10 on Sunday, handing the Vikings their first loss of the season.

The Eagles (4-2) snapped a two-game losing streak while the rested Vikings (5-1) hardly looked like an unbeaten team after having a bye.

"I thought we played embarrassing in two phases," Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said. "I'm very disappointed in the performance.

Bradford returned to Philadelphia for the first time since his trade to Minnesota eight days before the season opener paved the way for Wentz to start. Bradford was 7-7 in his only season with the Eagles and won his first four starts for the Vikings.

But the Eagles pressured and harassed their former quarterback all game, sacked him six times, and forced his first three turnovers this season.

"I thought he missed some throws that he normally makes, but he got hit a lot," Zimmer said. "It's probably hard to evaluate his performance when (the line) looks like a sieve."

Wentz also struggled early, tossing two interceptions. But he recovered to lead the Eagles on a couple of scoring drives, including a 5-yard TD pass to Dorial Green-Beckham in the third quarter for an 18-3 lead.

"That's a great defense we played," Wentz said. "I have to be smarter with the football. We found a way to win. That's huge for us."

Both teams had a sloppy start.

After combining for only three turnovers in 10 games, the teams traded giveaways on five consecutive series in the first quarter and totaled eight turnovers. The Vikings started two straight drives inside the red zone, but squandered both chances.

Blair Walsh hit a 48-yard field goal to give the Vikings a 3-0 lead before Huff broke loose for his second career touchdown return. Huff sprinted up the right side, ran through Walsh's attempted arm tackle at the 40, raced untouched to the end zone and capped it with a somersault. Wentz ran in from the 1 for the 2-point conversion to give the Eagles an 8-3 lead.

QUOTABLE

Vikings: T Jeremiah Sirles: "If Sam doesn't feel comfortable back there, it's our fault. It's not one guy's fault. It's five guys' fault."

Eagles: Huff said: "He's a kicker. I couldn't let a kicker tackle me or I'd be mad at myself."

FANTASY STATS

Vikings: Bradford was 24-41, 224 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. Matt Asiata had 55 yards rushing. Cordarrelle Pattersonhad seven catches for 67 yards and a TD.

Eagles: Wentz was 16-28, 138 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs. Ryan Mathews had 56 yards rushing. Huff caught four passes for 39 yards.

MISSED OPPORTUNITIES

The Vikings had the ball at the Eagles 2 after Andrew Sendejo intercepted Wentz's pass and returned it 16 yards. But Bradford tossed his first pick when Rodney McLeod caught a lofted pass in the end zone.

The Eagles gave it right back when Darren Sproles fumbled Wentz's handoff. But on the first play from the Philadelphia 17, Connor Barwin stripped Bradford and Malcolm Jenkins recovered. Jenkins returned it 76 yards for a score, but he was ruled down by contact after a video review.

Wentz threw another interception on the next series, a diving play by Xavier Rhodes. But Minnesota's offense didn't do anything again.

Down 18-3, the Vikings couldn't get a yard on third and fourth down from the Eagles 6 early in the fourth quarter.

GOING FOR IT

Doug Pederson took a point off the board after a roughing penalty on the Vikings against Caleb Sturgis and went for the 2-point conversion. Wentz ran it in up the middle on a draw.

Pederson went for fourth-and-2 from the Vikings 44 with 1:21 left in the first half. Wentz gained 6 yards on a keeper and the drive ended with Sturgis making a 35-yard field goal for an 11-3 lead.

"For me, it was an easy situation and I had trust in our guys," Pederson said about the risky calls.

INJURIES

Eagles: CB Ron Brooks was carted off the field after injuring his right ankle trying to make a tackle in the first quarter. Brooks was immediately ruled out and the injury appeared serious. ... LT Jason Peters didn't finish the game after injuring his biceps. ... LB Kamu Grugier-Hill came out with a hamstring injury.

Vikings: Sendejo didn't return after injuring his ankle in the first quarter.

FRANCHISE FIRST

The Eagles have returned kickoffs for touchdowns in consecutive games for the first time in team history.Wendell Smallwood returned one 86 yards for a TD in last week's 27-20 loss at Washington. Huff had a 107-yard TD return as a rookie in 2014.

Redskins beat up Eagles' defense on way to 27-20 victory

Missing their biggest offensive target and facing one of the NFL's top defenses, the Washington Redskins looked as in command as they've been all season.

Kirk Cousins threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns, the three-headed running attack of Matt Jones, Robert Kelley and Chris Thompson combined for 231 yards and a touchdown and the Redskins ran roughshod over the Philadelphia Eagles in a 27-20 victory on Sunday.

The Redskins (4-2) put up 493 offensive yards against the Eagles (3-2), who came in allowing of 266.8 yards and 12.6 points as the league's second-best defense.

"In spurts today I think we showed what we're capable of. The challenge will always be to do it from the first whistle to the last," said Cousins, who was 18 of 34. "But it was a good offensive showing because so many guys contributed and made a difference."

Cousins rebounded when Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins intercepted him and returned it 64 yards for a touchdown, and Washington showed restraint and balance offensively without tight end Jordan Reed, who was out with a concussion . After starting the season 0-2, the Redskins have their best record through six games since 2008.

Cousins connected with Jamison Crowder on a 16-yard touchdown and with Vernon Davis on a 13-yard touchdown. Jones ran for a 1-yard touchdown and sealed the victory with a 57-yard run on third down with 1:27 left as part of his 135-yard day.

The Redskins defense made things difficult for rookie quarterback Carson Wentz, sacking him five times. Wentz was 11 of 22 for 179 yards, and the Eagles finished with 239 total yards.

"I've got to be better, especially late in the game," Wentz said. "You've got to learn from it. It's all about how you react and respond to losses."

Philadelphia got its points on an 86-yard kickoff return touchdown by Wendell Smallwood, Jenkins' interception return and two field goals by Caleb Sturgis. The Eagles opened the season with three wins before losing two straight.

JUMP SHOT CLANKS

After his touchdown, Davis mimicked a jump shot and treated the football like a basketball. He was flagged for excessive celebration, setting Washington back 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff.

Redskins coach Jay Gruden showed players video of illegal celebrations, but that wasn't on the film.

"I don't think that's taunting. You're just celebrating, right?" Davis said. "All I can do is correct it next time and not shoot."

That had a major impact as Smallwood caught the ball at the 14 and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown to get the Eagles on the board.

WAIT A SECOND

The Eagles ran four offensive plays from scrimmage in the second quarter, and one of them was Wentz kneeling with 6 seconds left. Because of Smallwood's kickoff return touchdown and Jenkins' pick-six, they scored 14 points in the quarter.

Philadelphia went into halftime with just 41 yards - 29 rushing and 12 passing - and three first downs.

`BIG V' BOWLED OVER

With Lane Johnson beginning a 10-game performance-enhancing drugs suspension , Halapoulivaati Vaitaistarted at right tackle and had an afternoon to forget. Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan beat Vaitai and sacked Wentz twice in the first half.

"He had a couple missed assignments early and felt like he settled into the game as the game wore on," coach Doug Pederson said. "He'll learn from it and be ready for next week."

FLAG TIME

The Eagles committed 13 penalties for 114 yards, a week after they were called for 14 penalties for 111 yards in a loss to the Detroit Lions.

"It's tough to win in this league, as it is, and when you have that many penalties, it's dang near impossible to win.

QUOTABLE

Jenkins: "You can look at every area today of our defense and I don't know if there's any area you'd feel good about. The runs were really leaky. Tackling wasn't that great. Coverage wasn't that great. Pass rush. Everything. We've got a lot to get done."

Cousins on winning four in a row: "You can never hit the panic button in this game. ... You just keep playing. If you hit the panic button in this business, you don't belong in this business.

Prater's kick, Slay's pick give Lions 24-23 win over Eagles

 Matthew Stafford picked apart one of the NFL's best defenses for a while, throwing for a touchdown on each of the Detroit Lions' first three possessions.

The Philadelphia Eagles answered, shutting him down for almost two quarters.

Almost.

Stafford lofted a perfect pass to Golden Tate to set up Matt Prater's 29-yard kick with 1:28 left, sending Detroit to a 24-23 win over Carson Wentz and Philadelphia on Sunday.

"It was perhaps one of the better anticipatory passes that you'll see," Lions coach Jim Caldwell said.

Detroit's defense, though, still had to do its job to seal the much-needed victory.

Philadelphia (3-1) had the ball at its 25 with 1:28 remaining and no timeouts left.

Wentz, who did not turn the ball over in his first three games, attempted a long pass to Nelson Agholor on first down andDarius Slay made an over-the-shoulder interception at the Detroit 23.

Even though Wentz's last pass looked like a desperation heave usually reserved for fourth down or the final seconds of a game, Eagles coach Doug Pederson didn't mind his decision to go deep.

"It's not necessarily designed for that, but the opportunity was there," Pederson said.

Wentz, the No. 2 pick overall in the draft, was 25 of 33 for 238 yards with a pair of 1-yard TD passes to Ryan Mathews and Josh Huff.

"I didn't buy the hype before today, but he's is the real deal," Slay said. "He doesn't play like a rookie."

The Lions (2-3) had lost three straight.

"It's a big one," Stafford said. "But at the same time, we've got to stack these."

The Eagles turned the ball over for the first time this season with 2:34 remaining when Mathews fumbled on a hit by Slay near midfield.

"This one hurts," Mathews said.

Stafford put Prater in place to make his field goal by converting a third-and-4 from the Eagles 39 by connecting on a 27-yard pass to Tate, who was going right to left on a crossing route and drew an unnecessary roughness penalty on Malcolm Jenkins.

"I needed that," Tate said. "This team needed that."

BOUNCING BACK

Tate, who was held to only one catch in last week's loss at Chicago, had three receptions for 39 yards. The veteran receiver also helped out Detroit's depleted backfield by lining up as a running back for three carries that gained 6 yards and serving as decoy to help set up Stafford's 17-yard TD pass to Theo Riddick.

"Hopefully I earned some more reps back there," Tate said. "Had some flashbacks to high school."

FLAG DAY

Philadelphia hurt its chances of staying undefeated with 14 penalties for 111 yards, nearly doubling the number of flags they drew on average over the first three games.

"It's tough to overcome," Pederson acknowledged.

STRONG START

The Lions scored on all three of their drives in the first half, building a 21-7 lead late in the second quarter. Stafford threw two TD passes to Riddick in the first quarter and another to Marvin Jones in the second. Through three games, the Eagles hadn't given up a passing TD, a point in the first quarter or allowed offenses to combine to score three TDs.

Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz , who led the Lions from 2009 to 2013, seemed to make some adjustments that worked until Stafford made his clutch pass to Tate.

CLOSE CALL

Stafford had his helmet ripped off by defensive tackle Fletcher Fox in the second quarter on a third down, extending a drive that led to a TD instead of a field goal attempt.

"It's never a good feeling to not have the old helmet on," said Stafford, who recalled a similar situation at Georgia leading to a big bruise on his forehead.

MAKING A PLAY

Stafford had an unforced fumble early in the second half that was recovered by Nigel Bradham, who was arrested last Sunday on a misdemeanor concealed weapons charge. Bradham didn't play much in the first half, but Pederson insisted that wasn't part of team-issued discipline.

INJURIES

Eagles CB Leodis McKelvin returned after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury, aggravated it, but was cleared to return in the fourth quarter. ... Lions DT Haloti Ngata left the game with a shoulder injury.

UP NEXT

The Eagles play at Washington Sunday. The Lions host Los Angeles on Sunday.

Wentz impresses again, Eagles beat Steelers 34-3

Carson Wentz threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, a fierce defense shut down Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-3 on Sunday to remain unbeaten.

The rookie No. 2 overall pick connected with Darren Sproles on a 73-yard, catch-and-run TD and tossed a 12-yard TD pass to Jordan Matthews.

"Everyone has confidence and high expectations for themselves," Wentz said. "We're playing inspired football."

After beating the Browns and Bears in the first two games, the Eagles (3-0) proved they could compete with the big boys.

The Steelers (2-1) averaged 31 points the first two weeks and are considered Super Bowl contenders.

Pittsburgh was 19-2 against rookie quarterbacks since 2004. But Wentz is no ordinary rookie.

Everyone is jumping on the Wentz wagon in Philadelphia. And he was the No. 3 quarterback until Sam Bradford was traded to Minnesota just eight days before the season opener.

"What he's doing is special and it's a testament to his preparation and demeanor," Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins said of Wentz.

Sproles finished with six catches for 128 yards and Kenjon Barner and rookie Wendell Smallwood each had their first career rushing TDs.

Roethlisberger had 257 yards passing, one interception and no TDs after tossing six in the first two games. Brown caught 12 passes for 140 yards, most of which after the outcome was decided.

"This is a very good NFC team," Roethlisberger said. "They got after us and made us one-dimensional."

THEY SAID IT: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin: "We lost just about every aspect of that one. It was a poor performance by us, and I mean all of us. It starts with me. They outcoached us. They outplayed us. They were better fundamentally. We were highly penalized. We didn't get it done and they did."

FAST START: The Eagles scored on their first drive for the third straight game. Caleb Sturgis' 29-yard FG put them up 3-0. Wentz tossed a TD pass to Matthews on the next possession to make it 10-0. Sturgis kicked a 38-yard FG on Philadelphia's third drive for a 13-3 lead.

MISSED OPPORTUNITY: After Pittsburgh's Markus Wheaton dropped a TD pass in the back of the end zone on the game's opening drive, Bennie Logan blocked Chris Boswell's 36-yard FG attempt.

INJURIES: Steelers LB Lawrence Timmons injured his left shin in the first half and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. He returned to the locker room after the game with a huge bandage on his shin. SS Robert Golden(hamstring) and LG Ramon Foster (chest) also didn't return in the second half for Pittsburgh. WR Eli Rogers injured his toe in the third quarter and didn't return. ... The Eagles were missing two starters for the second straight game: TEZach Ertz (rib) and CB Leodis McKelvin (hamstring).

BOTHERING BIG BEN: Fletcher Cox had two sacks, including one that forced a fumble recovered by Brandon Graham. Logan and Graham also had sacks as the Eagles put plenty of pressure on Roethlisberger. The Steelers allowed only two sacks in the first two games combined.

NIFTY MOVES: The speedy, elusive Sproles left Artie Burns on the ground by zig-zagging his way into the end zone after catching Wentz's pass down the right sideline near the Philadelphia 48, cutting to the middle of the field, back to the right and then scoring down the middle.

STATS: Wentz is the first rookie in NFL history without an interception in his first 100 pass attempts to begin a career. ... The Steelers are 0-9 in Philadelphia since their previous win here in 1965. ... Eagles RB Ryan Mathews carried only two times for minus-5 yards. ... Barner had 42 yards rushing, including an 8-yard TD. ... Smallwood had 79 yards rushing, including a 1-yard TD.

ANTHEM PROTEST: Jenkins and CB Ron Brooks were the only players to raise their fists during the national anthem. Last week, they were joined by DEs Marcus Smith and Steven Means.

Wentz comes through again as Eagles beat Bears 29-14

 Carson Wentz followed up an impressive NFL debut with another solid performance, throwing for 190 yards and a touchdown, and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chicago Bears 29-14 on Monday night.

Wentz showed plenty of poise, just as he did in his debut against Cleveland.

Playing in the city where he was drafted by the Eagles with the No. 2 overall pick, he completed 21 of 34 passes and played turnover-free ball in his second straight game despite absorbing several big hits.

"Throughout the week, I just realized I'm going back to kind of where my life changed so to speak," Wentz said. "It was cool to be back here, especially to come out here with the win."

Ryan Mathews ran for two scores, and the Eagles (2-0) scored a pair of touchdowns late in the third quarter to break open a two-point game.

While Philadelphia was pulling away, Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler walked to the locker room with a right thumb injury and did not return.

That was the biggest blow for the Bears (0-2), who lost several players and fell again after opening with a loss at Houston. It's not the sort of start they envisioned in their second year under coach John Fox after finishing last in the NFC North. But they continued to struggle at home, where they were 1-7 a year ago.

Cutler, who completed 12 of 17 passes for 157 yards, walked to the locker room following an interception by Nigel Bradham late in the third quarter. Cutler was seen having his right hand examined on the sideline early in the third following a strip-sack by Destiny Vaeao, though he said it happened sometime earlier in the game. That play just aggravated it.

Brian Hoyer took over for Cutler and was 9 of 12 for 78 yards.

HEATED EXCHANGE

Along with the injury, Cutler got an earful from injured Bears linebacker Pernell McPhee. Cameras caught the two having a heated exchange following the interception.

"He's a passionate guy," Cutler said. "Everybody's got a lot vested into this. He does as well. No one likes to lose. No one likes to lose in that type of fashion. He's upset, I'm upset. Everyone in that locker room is upset right now."

PULLING AWAY

The Eagles were leading 9-7 late in the third when Mathews bounced off the line and spun outside before lunging in for a 3-yard touchdown.

With Cutler throwing off his back foot on the next play from scrimmage Bradham intercepted a pass apparently intended for Alshon Jeffery, who was about 10 yards behind him, at the 30 and returned it to the 2.

Wentz then hit Trey Burton with a touchdown pass to make it 22-7 with four seconds left.

HE SAID IT

Eagles coach Doug Pederson on Wentz: "He took care of the football and made some nice, tough throws. It wasn't perfect. But at the same time, he's seeing things really well. And he's commanding the huddle and dialog on the sideline with the players and coaches is something that a nine or 10-year vet would do."

Fox on being 0-2: "It's two games and we have 14 games left. Right now all our focus very quickly will go to Dallas to go on the road Sunday night."

NEAT PASS

Cutler set up the game's first touchdown when he spun to his left and unloaded a 49-yard heave to Jeffery that put the ball on the 5 in the opening minute of the second quarter. Langford ran it in from the 1, giving Chicago a 7-3 lead.

ANTHEM PROTEST

Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and several teammates raised their right fists during the national anthem in a protest prior to their game. Jenkins said Saturday he would lead teammates in a demonstration against social injustice. Cornerback Ron Brooks and defensive end Steven Means joined him. It was not clear if another Eagles player joined in. Jenkins had insisted the protest would not be "an anti-police thing" and that police "are a key part of the solution in this issue."

INJURIES

Eagles: Safety Jaylen Watkins suffered a bruised knee.

Bears: Linebacker Lamarr Houston left the game with a left knee injury that Fox said "seems to be substantial." Houston was hurt trying to rush the passer in the second quarter and walked gingerly toward the sideline after being tended to by team medical personnel. ... Nose tackle Eddie Goldman was taken from the field on a cart with an ankle injury early in the fourth quarter after he was at the bottom of the pile on a running play. ... Safety Adrian Amos and cornerback Bryce Callahan exited with concussions in the third quarter. ... Safety Chris Prosinski injured his right calf, and running back Ka'Deem Carey strained his hamstring.

Carson Wentz leads Eagles past Browns 29-10

 Carson Wentz had 278 yards passing and two touchdowns in a stellar NFL debut and the Philadelphia Eagles beat Robert Griffin III and the Cleveland Browns 29-10 on Sunday.

Promoted from No. 3 quarterback to starter just eight days ago, the No. 2 overall pick from North Dakota State looked like a potential franchise player. Wentz played mistake-free football despite missing the last three preseason games with injured ribs. He finished 22 of 37 with a 101.0 passer rating.

"I felt very confident," Wentz said. "It's a great first start."

A new quarterback (Griffin) and new coach (Hue Jackson) couldn't help the Browns (0-1) avoid losing their opener for the 12th straight season.

Wentz threw a 19-yard TD pass to Jordan Matthews on the opening drive and tossed a perfect 35-yard TD pass down the right side to Nelson Agholorfor a 22-10 lead in the third quarter.

"You can't throw those any better," Matthews said. "That's all about timing, accuracy and poise."

Wentz was slated to be inactive until the Eagles (1-0) traded Sam Bradford to Minnesota on Sept. 3. He leapfrogged backup Chase Daniel on the depth chart, a bold move by rookie coach Doug Pederson that paid off in Week 1.

Matthews dropped Wentz's first pass, but the rookie completed the next four for 57 yards. Zach Ertz made an outstanding, one-handed grab for a 14-yard gain on Wentz's second pass. Wentz went back to Matthews for a TD and a 7-0 lead.

The Browns finally got going in the second quarter. Terrelle Pryor made a leaping catch for a 44-yard gain to Philadelphia's 9. After a pass interference call against Malcolm Jenkins negated a stop on third down, Isaiah Crowellran in from the 2 to cut it to 10-7.

"I saw a team that was sporadic to start. Then I saw a team that was fighting," Jackson said.

THEY SAID IT: Browns WR Corey Coleman: "We have stuff to work on. That's it." ... Eagles LB Connor Barwin: "It's hard for any rookie to come in and play right away. The quarterback position is the hardest. He played great start to finish. He showed a lot of poise and leadership."

RISKY BUSINESS: Trailing 7-0 early in the second quarter, the Browns went for fourth-and-5 at their 41. Duke Johnson took a direct snap and was dropped for a 6-yard loss. After Wentz connected with Matthews for 28 yards to the 7, the Browns' defense held and the Eagles settled for a 22-yard field goal and a 10-0 lead.

RISKY BUSINESS II: One play before Wentz's TD pass to Agholor, the Eagles converted fourth-and-4 from the 40.

SLOPPY BROWNS: The Browns were driving at the Eagles 28 when Griffin's passed was deflected by Jordan Hicks and intercepted by Rodney McLeod. ... After cutting the deficit to 13-10 in the third quarter, Cameron Erving's snap sailed over Griffin's head and into the end zone for a safety.

STARTING FAST: The Eagles scored a TD on their first drive of a season for the first time since 2008. They didn't have a first-drive TD until their ninth game in 2015 and didn't even score a TD in the first quarter until Week 6.

SEEING THINGS: Sturgis missed a 46-yard field goal wide right, though the official to the left side of the post signaled that it was good before looking over at the other official.

FANTASY FACTS: Griffin was 12 of 26 for 190 yards and one interception. ... Matthews had seven catches for 114 yards and one TD. ... Agholor had four catches for 57 yards and one TD. ... Eagles RB Ryan Mathews ran for 77 yards and a 1-yard TD. ... Crowell had 62 yards rushing and one TD.

INJURY REPORT: Griffin said he sprained his left shoulder but he finished the game. ... Eagles CB Leodis McKelvin(hamstring) and Browns DB Derrick Kindred (ankle) also were injured.