NFL Week 3 Bold Prediction: Eagles will bench Carson Wentz against the Cincinnati Bengals

Carson Wentz’s start to the 2020 season could not be going worse. He’s completing under 60 percent of his passes, he’s got four interceptions to his two touchdowns – in Week 2, he had zero touchdowns and two interceptions – and I think it’s only getting worse.

My bold prediction for Week 3 is that he will get benched. Now, I know, the Eagles have the Cincinnati Bengals. That’s a matchup that they should exploit. But I’m guessing that if Wentz cannot exploit that matchup, that will make coach Doug Pederson even more frustrated about his quarterback situation, leading to Wentz’s benching.

Now I’m not saying this is the end of Carson Wentz as we know him. I’m not saying he’s going to end up on the Patriots next year and be Cam Newton 2.0. But I do think he needs to step away, and the Eagles are going to hit a point of frustration where they’re ready to push him away – at least for half of a game.