The Eagles’ new head coach, Doug Pederson, had never held that job at the college or pro level before this year. Quarterback Carson Wentz is a rookie, drafted second overall out of a second-tier program at North Dakota State. Together, they became just the second rookie duo at head coach and quarterback to begin a season 3-0 since at least 1950. The first? That was Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez for the 2009 New York Jets. Wentz, Sanchez and Greg Cook of the 1969 Cincinnati Bengals are the only three rookie quarterbacks to win their team’s first three games of a season since 1969, regardless of their head coach’s experience:
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