Wentz lost starting gig after Week 6 finger injury
The Washington Commanders know the task at hand. Beat the Cleveland Browns this week and the Dallas Cowboys next week and a playoff berth is the pot of gold at the end of the NFL regular season. To do that, they are turning to Carson Wentz in Week 17 against the Browns.
Wentz replaced Taylor Heinicke last week and was 12-of-16 for 123 yards and a touchdown in garbage time against the San Francisco 49ers. Heinicke had two fourth-quarter turnovers and head coach Ron Rivera turned to Wentz to finish out the game’s final 19 offensive snaps. He was said to be “undecided” about who would start against the Browns and we got our answer on Wednesday.
Most notably, the line on the game barely moved, with Washington -2 against Cleveland on Sunday.
Carson Wentz stats
When Wentz gave way to Heinicke because of injury, he had a 62.1% completion rate with a 10/6 TD/INT ratio. The 23 sacks he took in six games were a major concern, but he did only lose one of his six fumbles. Heinicke posted a 12/6 TD/INT ratio over his nine starts with a 62.2% completion rate.