When you look at Ertz and his off-the-charts production this year, it comes down to three separate factors in my opinion. First, you have his relationship with Carson Wentz on the field, as the quarterback clearly has full trust and faith in Ertz to win both before and at the catch point. That showed up on the very first play from scrimmage for the Eagles, where Wentz pulled the trigger early on a throw inside the numbers, threading the needle between defenders, and squeezing that ball into his Pro Bowl tight end. Second, you have the scheme, as Doug Pederson and his coaching staff have done an outstanding job of creating space for Ertz to navigate in the intermediate area of the field.

That showed up on the 20-yard catch above, as the coaches created a huge void in the middle thanks to complementary routes from Dallas Goedert and Josh Adams out of the backfield. So many of Ertz's catches come without contact at the catch point and that's a credit to the coaches and their ability to attack opposing coverages. Last, and certainly not least, you have to love Ertz's abilities as a route runner, where I've argued for the last two seasons that he's the best route-running tight end in the league. I'm not alone in that assessment.

Ertz now has 983 receiving yards on the year, placing him second all time on the single-season list for Eagles tight ends behind only Pete Retzlaff's 1965 campaign. Retzlaff's mark of 1,190 yards is certainly attainable at Ertz's current pace. Ertz's 93 catches are tied for 13th most by a tight end in NFL history in a single season, and he's just seven receptions short of becoming the fourth tight end ever to hit the century mark in one year (a list that includes Jason Witten, Tony Gonzalez, and Dallas Clark). The Pro Bowl tight end also passed Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome for the eighth-most receiving yards by a tight end in their first six seasons.