Nick Foles: #1 in NFL in passing yds, 3-0 with 3 game-winning drives (no other QB has more than 1)

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compare Foles to Rodgers through 3 games:

Foles: 3-0 record, 978 yds, 6 TD, 2 INT, 95.5 rating, 326.0 ypg

Rodgers: 1-2 record, 697 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT, 95.1 rating, 232.3 ypg

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The Eagles are the first team in NFL history to overcome at least a 10-point deficit and win each of their first three games. The Eagles also became the first team in NFL history to win each of its first three games despite giving up 17 first-half points in each game

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Scott Hanson, Host of NFL Red Zone:

"N. Foles = 300+ pass yds in all 3 games. Only 4 QBs in history started a season w 4, 300-yd games: Peyton, Brees, K Warner, S Young."

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He makes some horrible throws. He better be glad those screens go 20 yards.

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NFL Media PR @ InsideNFLMedia 16h

Mayock on Foles: "He’s accurate, he’s tough, he’s a leader"

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all-time Top 5 QB ratings over first two seasons in NFL:

#1 HOFer Otto Graham (age 25-26)

258 of 443 for 4587 yds, 42 TD, 16 INT, 110.3 rating

#2 Kurt Warner (age 27-28)

329 of 510 for 4392 yds, 41 TD,13 INT, 107.9 rating

#3 HOFer Dan Marino (age 22-23)

535 of 860 for 7294 yds, 68 TD, 23 INT, 104.5 rating

#4 Nick Foles (age 23-24)

364 of 582 for 4590 yds, 33 TD, 7 INT, 101.0 rating

#5 Russell Wilson (age 24-25)

509 of 800 for 6475 yds, 52 YD, 19 INT, 100.6 rating

#6 had a tier-below 98.3 rating

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all-time Top 5 QB ratings over first two seasons in NFL:

#1 HOFer Otto Graham (age 25-26)

258 of 443 for 4587 yds, 42 TD, 16 INT, 110.3 rating

#2 Kurt Warner (age 27-28)

329 of 510 for 4392 yds, 41 TD,13 INT, 107.9 rating

#3 HOFer Dan Marino (age 22-23)

535 of 860 for 7294 yds, 68 TD, 23 INT, 104.5 rating

#4 Nick Foles (age 23-24)

364 of 582 for 4590 yds, 33 TD, 7 INT, 101.0 rating

#5 Russell Wilson (age 24-25)

509 of 800 for 6475 yds, 52 YD, 19 INT, 100.6 rating

#6 had a tier-below 98.3 rating

and that is for 1st two seasons in NFL which for Foles was 2012-2013. So that's set in stone

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Top 5 QB ratings, 2012-now

#1 Peyton Manning

924 of 1,353 for 10,950 yds, 100 TD, 22 INTs, 110.6 rating

#2 Aaron Rodgers

628 of 944 for 7,528 yds 61 TD, 15 INT, 105.7 rating

#3 Russell Wilson

569 of 887 for 7,126 yds, 58 TD, 20 INT, 101.4 rating

#4 Drew Brees

951 of 1,437 for 11,202 yds, 87 TD, 33 INT, 100.3 rating

#5 Nick Foles

439 of 705 for 5,568 yds, 39 TD, 9 INT, 100.0 rating

compare to the 90.0 to 94.0 tier:

#9 Roethlisberger - 93.9 rating

#10 Kaepernick - 93.7 rating

#11 Tony Romo - 92.8 rating

#12 Tom Brady - 92.2 rating

#13 Alex Smith - 92.1 rating

#14 Robert Griffin - 91.8

(Cam is #16 with 88.3, just behind #15 Andy Dalton with 88.6)

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Jeff Skversky @JeffSkversky 42m

Nick Foles has thrown for the most yards in Eagles history

through the 1st 3 games of a season. His 978 yards also

ranks #1 in NFL