Eight Days That Changed the Eagles

The team won, lost and suffered a major injury to their star player.

Carson Wentz
Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles is hit by Mark Barron #26 of the Los Angeles Rams during the third quarter of the game. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

The Philadelphia Eagles had a rough eight days when they went west for their toughest two-game stretch of the season. They hit their first major speedbump of the season when they lost — only the second time this year — by 14 points to the Seattle Seahawks. And even though they ultimately emerged from the west in prime position for a Super Bowl run, they lost their franchise quarterback when Carson Wentz tore his ACL during the third quarter of their game against the Los Angeles Rams.

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