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PHILADELPHIA -- Carson Wentz and the unbeaten Philadelphia Eagles were the surprise story in the NFLs first month.The hard part now is ignoring the hype.Before players scattered for rest and relaxation during their bye week, coach Doug Pederson cautioned his team about complacency.You think youve arrived. You think you are all that. When that creeps in, thats when you get beat, Pederson said.Its my job not to let that creep in. Ive got to keep the guys focused and grounded. I told them theyre going to travel and go home and people are going to pat them on the back and say how great they are. But next Monday, Im going to tell them: `Hey, were back to work. Were 0-0.This was supposed to be a rebuilding season for Philadelphia, especially after Sam Bradford was traded to Minnesota eight days before the season opener and Wentz was elevated from No. 3 quarterback to starter.But Wentz has far exceeded expectations and rejuvenated the offense. Pederson called his work ethic Peyton Manning-ish and eight-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters compared Wentz to Aaron Rodgers.Wentz is the only rookie quarterback to start and win his teams first three games without throwing an interception since 1970. He has a 103.8 quarterback rating, five touchdowns and zero turnovers.The No. 2 overall pick from North Dakota State has captured everyones attention with his poise and stellar play.President Barack Obama gave Wentz a shoutout during a campaign rally for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia.Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime Eagles fan, was excited following last Sundays 34-3 win over Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers.Biden tweeted : Heart, guts, and poise from my guy, (at)CJ-Wentz. Huge game, strong start for the (at)Eagles. (at)DrBiden is pumped. Its our year.Wentz returned home to North Dakota to hunt this week and even caught a buck . Pederson isnt worried about Wentz getting caught up in the spotlight.I think he gets it, Pederson said. Well definitely have those conversations, not only this week, but just as we go.Its my job to shelter him from all the outside noise, from people pulling on his time. The bottom line is weve got to keep the main thing the main thing and thats football. Hes done a great job so far and I expect the same going forward.The Eagles began with victories over the Browns (0-3) and Bears (0-3).Few gave them a chance against the high-powered Steelers (2-1), but Wentz and a ferocious defense dominated. The convincing win turned doubters into believers.Of the 276 teams to start 3-0 in NFL history, 200 (72.3 percent) have made the playoffs. The Eagles have done it nine times. They missed the playoffs three of the first eight times they started 3-0, including 2014 under Chip Kelly.We still can be better. We can grow. Were not comfortable, said defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, who played for the 2014 team that collapsed in December after a 9-3 start.Nobody is comfortable or patting themselves on the back. We know we can be better. We just have to take this bye week, take a little time off to come back and get ready for Detroit.While Wentz has been the talk of the NFL, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartzs defense has been outstanding. Led by Cox and a formidable front seven, the Eagles have shut down opponents. The defense has allowed only 20 points.We kind of enjoy flying under the radar, but obviously a win against a team like the Steelers will open some eyes around the league, safety Malcolm Jenkins said.For us, nothing is different. Well keep our preparation the same, stick our heads down and focus on the work day to day, and understand what has gotten us to 3-0.The road gets tougher for the Eagles when they return to work. Theyre home for only one game over the next five weeks.I dont think that far ahead, Wentz said. Im really one that just likes to focus in one week at a time. I think everyone around here was confident and we knew we had the ability, but we just had to keep chopping. `Keep chopping away is a motto that we have, and we have done a good job of it.--AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Rob Maaddi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP-RobMaaddiEmmitt Smith Jersey . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. Trysten Hill Youth Jersey . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. 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The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury.Ben Youngs has revealed his try-scoring celebration in Englands 37-21 victory over Australia was a nod to Billy Vunipola and their one-sided battles on a video game.Vunipola missed the conclusion to the autumn internationals after undergoing knee surgery, but remained with the squad and was present at Twickenham for the four-try rout of the Wallabies.The third was a moment of individual brilliance from Youngs, who took a quick-tap penalty and dummied opposite number Nick Phipps using Marland Yarde as the bait before racing over with arms outstretched.Me and Billy have spent a fair amount oof hours while in camp playing FIFA and I normally beat him 8-0 and give a good celebration like that.dddddddddddd So that was a little shout-out to him as he was with the team still, Youngs said.Obviously Im pleased to have scored but the main thing is the result. Marland was outside me and hed already scored so I wasnt going to give it to him.The opportunity arose, I took it. Obviously had Marland not been there the defender wouldnt have fallen for the dummy. ' ' '