Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback Jalen Hurts made it recognized Thursday he is embracing challenges that face the group coming off blowout losses to the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys.
“This is a great opportunity for us and it’s something we’re going through and that’s a beautiful thing,” Hurts defined to the media, as shared by Bob Brookover of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.
Head coach Nick Sirianni advised reporters Thursday that his 10-3 Eagles aren’t “hitting a panic button” coming off back-to-back double-digit defeats that left final season’s NFC champions sitting behind the Cowboys within the division standings with 4 weeks remaining within the common season. Hurts advised Thursday he feels no in another way about Monday’s prime-time recreation on the 6-7 Seattle Seahawks than he would if that contest occurred when Philadelphia was 10-1.
“Never get too high or too low,” Hurts remarked. “Just stay focused on what’s important to me … which is just challenging myself and challenging everyone around me to be the best that they can be. That’s just a constant thing. It’s just who I am.”
As of late Friday morning, oddschecker confirmed that Hurts had fallen to a distant fourth at +1100 odds because it pertains to betting favorites for the Most Valuable Player Award. According to ESPN stats, the 25-year-old enters the weekend ranked eighth within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a 60.3 adjusted QBR and tenth with a 93.5 passer ranking on the season. He’s tied for second within the league amongst all gamers with 12 dashing touchdowns and is second amongst signal-callers with 460 dashing yards. He additionally contributed 19 passing scores over the marketing campaign’s first 13 video games.
“I think it’s about execution,” Hurts stated in regards to the Eagles getting out of their present funk. “It’s the same answer I’ve given you guys to every question you guys have asked. We have to do a better job of executing.”
On Friday, oddschecker listed the Eagles as solely three-point favorites towards the Seahawks. Philadelphia failing “to do a better job of executing” at Lumen Field on Monday evening would inevitably result in extra questions on what’s incorrect with the Super Bowl hopefuls heading into Philadelphia’s Christmas Day matchup versus the New York Giants.
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