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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers: Four things to watch

By Sayre Bedinger

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 08: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers jogs off the field after defeated the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on October 8, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. Carolina defeated Detroit 27-24. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 08: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers jogs off the field after defeated the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on October 8, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. Carolina defeated Detroit 27-24. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /
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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers: Four things to watch in this intriguing matchup of NFC powers, each looking for their fifth win…

DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 08: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers jogs off the field after defeated the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on October 8, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. Carolina defeated Detroit 27-24. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 08: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers jogs off the field after defeated the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on October 8, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. Carolina defeated Detroit 27-24. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

Thursday Night Football features two 4-1 teams and early playoff implications between the Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers. Here are four things to watch for:

1. Who takes MVP lead?

There are two legitimate MVP candidates in this football game on each team’s offense in quarterbacks Cam Newton (Panthers) and Carson Wentz (Eagles).

Newton appears, or is at least on track, to do much of what he did in the 2015 season, when he was one of the league’s most dynamic and unstoppable offensive threats. Games against Buffalo and New Orleans had many wondering which Cam we would see this season, but three out of the five games Carolina has played, Newton has played like the MVP we saw two years ago.

Wentz has the Eagles thinking NFC East division championship, and possibly more this season.

The second-year player out of North Dakota State has been excellent through the team’s first five games, posting 10 touchdowns with only three interceptions in 177 pass attempts.

Not only is Wentz putting up big numbers, he’s doing so by spreading the football around. The Eagles have six different players with a receiving touchdown this season, and four players with over 200 receiving yards. Wentz is getting the ball out accurately and to all levels of the field.

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