PHILADELPHIA -- All aboard the Wentz Wagon.Carson Wentz aced his first tough test, and the Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-3 on Sunday to remain unbeaten.Wins over the Browns and Bears were no fluke. The Eagles (3-0) proved they can compete with -- and whip -- the top teams.Now they head into a bye atop the NFC East and suddenly looking like legitimate contenders in the conference.We view every week as a measuring stick, Wentz said. Everyone believes in each other.The rookie No. 2 overall pick threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, outplaying Ben Roethlisberger. He has zero turnovers in three games.Wentz connected with Darren Sproles on a 73-yard, catch-and-run TD and tossed a 12-yard TD pass to Jordan Matthews.Roethlisberger had 257 yards passing, one interception and no TDs after tossing six in the first two games. The Steelers (2-1) averaged 31 points in the first two games before running into Philadelphias ferocious defense.Some takeaways from the Battle of Pennsylvania:BACKFIELD DEPTH: The 33-year-old Sproles still has plenty left. He caught six passes for 128 yards. Rookie Wendell Smallwood ran for 79 yards and his first career TD. Kenjon Barner had 42 yards rushing and his first score. Meanwhile, Ryan Mathews only carried twice for minus-5 yards.REAL DEAL D: Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartzs defense has been downright stingy. After shutting down Big Ben and the high-powered Steelers, the Eagles have allowed just two defensive TDs in three games. Players say theres room for improvement. Its still early, DE Brandon Graham said. Everybody is still getting acclimated with the system.FIRST GAME JITTERS? Steelers WR Markus Wheaton had a forgettable return to the lineup after missing the first two games with a shoulder injury. He dropped a TD pass on the opening drive that was followed by a blocked field goal . Later, he dropped a catch that stalled a drive in the second quarter. Wheaton seemed dejected afterward, but Roethlisberger encouraged him. Were not going to get down on him, Roethlisberger said. Hes going to get down on himself more than he needs to, though. He knows he should and can make that play, but theres a lot of thumb-pointing going on for us and it starts with me. We win as a team and we lose as a team and that was an offensive, defensive and special teams loss. I challenge all the players and even the coaches to look in the mirror and point the thumb.DRESS REHEARSAL? The Steelers will have one week to figure out what went wrong against the Eagles because theyre going to see a mirror image of this offense next week when they play Kansas City. Eagles coach Doug Pederson played for and coached under Chiefs coach Andy Reid. We fully expect it to be similar next week, DL Cameron Heyward said. 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Alex Smith had every reason to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs season-opening win over San Diego, starting with the fact it came after the biggest comeback in franchise history.He had plenty of things to lament, too.The Chiefs offensive line got pushed around for three quarters, the defensive line was just as bad, and their secondary couldnt keep up with the Chargers fleet of speedy wide receivers.I think everyone knows how bad we played, Smith said after the 33-27 overtime victory. As great as it is to win, theres going to be a lot to improve upon, a lot to learn from.The same goes for San Diego.The Chargers raced to a 24-3 lead early in the second half, and still led 27-10 early in the fourth quarter. But Philip Rivers and Co. were unable to keep drives alive, Smith and the Chiefs capitalized on good field position, and the game was soon tied at 27 as regulation came to an end.San Diego never even got a chance in overtime.Smith marched the Chiefs downfield in 10 plays, then scampered into the end zone on third-and-goal from the 2. The touchdown completed their stunning comeback -- and the Chargers equally stunning collapse.You got to give them credit. They had an awesome fourth quarter and we didnt do anything to counter it, Rivers said. All of a sudden you look up and theyre in overtime.As both teams begin digesting a wild season opener, here are some of the key takeaways:ALLENS INJURY: The Chargers could be without wide receiver Keenan Allen the rest of the season after his knee buckled while making a cut in the second quarter. Allen had to be taken from the field in a cart, and coach Mike McCoy uttered the dreaded three-letter acronym ACL after the game.Were going to run further tests, he said. The way weve been doing it, the majority of teams, put a general statement out and when we get back home well further evaluate things.Allen had six catches for 63 yards before going down, and looked to be every bit reecovered from the lacerated kidney that forced him to miss the final eight games last season.dddddddddddd.Its hard, McCoy said. Keenan has worked so hard to get where he is.CHIEFS CHURNING: Even without running back Jamaal Charles, who continues his own comeback from an ACL injury, the Chiefs were able to run their usual offense with backup Spencer Ware.The bruising back not only ran for 70 yards, including the tying touchdown with just over a minute left in regulation, he also caught seven passes for 129 yards -- one of them in overtime.He has a knack for making plays when you need them, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said.CATCHING KELCE: The star of E!s reality TV show about a search for love, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce reminded everyone that hes a football player first. He had six catches for 74 yards, picking up a crucial third down that kept the winning overtime drive alive.GORDON WAS GOOD: Melvin Gordon ran for the first two touchdowns of his career Sunday. The Chargers first-round pick a year ago was a relative disappointment, never once getting into the end zone during his rookie season, but finally showed flashes of what made him a college star.Not that he wanted to dwell on his performance: We have to watch the film and look at every play and analyze what we could have done better, he said. Today wasnt enough.WHAT A RUSH: The Chiefs managed one sack without star pass rusher Justin Houston, out after knee surgery in February. Some of that had to do with an improved San Diego offensive line anchored by new center Matt Slauson, which spent three quarters pushing around the Kansas City defense.We got into a nice rhythm, Chargers offensive tackle Joe Barksdale said, but you just cant let them back in. At the end of the day, weve got to close it.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '
