Derek Carr can make history against the Eagles on Sunday.

Carr can become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to pass for at least two touchdowns and maintain a passer rating of 100-plus in seven consecutive games, joining Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers.

Not even Drew Brees, a future Hall of Famer, achieved that during his legendary career in New Orleans.

Since Week 15 of the 2023 season, Carr is first in the NFL in passing touchdowns, passer rating and completion percentage.

Carr is helping the Saints get off to a hot start this season. Beating the Panthers 47-10 in Week 1 was not a shocker, but beating the Cowboys 44-19 last week was. Dallas, supposedly, has a great defense and Carr threw for 243 yards with two TDs on just 16 attempts. Alvin Kamara also played a lot in the win, rushing for 115 yards and scoring three TDs.

Nothing should be taken away from Carr’s play so far this season, and he and the Saints overall should not be taken lightly.

But are you really scared of Carr?

Carr led the Saints to a 2-0 record last season, too. What happened next? The Saints lost four out of their next five games. Carr did not have a touchdown pass in four games last season, and through week 12 his TD/INT ration was 11/6. He threw 12 TDs over the last five weeks, helping the Saints go 4-1 down the stretch. 

Basically, he is a good quarterback who is inconsistent. 

Carr is an enigma. 

He could have a stellar game like the first two weeks, or he could have a dud. Just ask any Saints or Raiders fan… the dude is frustrating. You never know what you are going to get on a weekly basis with him. It’s been that way his entire career.

Still, the Eagles cannot overlook him or the Saints. The Eagles lack of pass rush is very troubling, and giving Carr time in the pocket will cause trouble. Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed could hurt the Eagles on Sunday, and Carr could join elite company and make history.

The Eagles could very well lose this game.

The main thing is Carr is not always an elite QB each week.

However, so far this season, he has only thrown one interception and has a 142.4 passer rating and a 96.2 QB rating. He has only been sacked twice, and the Saints lead the league with a 46.5% play-action rate.  Carr has helped the Saints score 91 points in two games. 

That is nothing to joke about.

And the Eagles’ defense has allowed the second-most passing TDs since the start of last season. 

The Eagles’ secondary that has allowed the seventh-highest passing yards per game and yards per attempt and the 10th-highest passer rating. The Saints have allowed the sixth-lowest pressure rate, and the Eagles have the seventh-lowest pressure rate.

In order for the Eagles to win, Vic Fangio has to rush Carr more. Create some pressure on him, and maybe something will happen. If they brought more pressure on Kirk Cousins, the Eagles could be 2-0 right now. 

Say what you want about the Saquon Barkley drop… the Eagles defense let Cousins run down the field in almost less than a minute, like a knife through butter, to win the game. That should have never happened. 

And if the Eagles let Cousins do that, they will let Carr do the same… and it could be worse. 

You should not be too scared of Carr – more so the Eagles’ defense- but he has been getting the job done so far. 

The Eagles need to be ready to stop him, or it could be a long day.