Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles offense had a terrific outing in their win over Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. The Eagles star completed the recreation with solely 16 completions for 153 passing yards, however rushed for 157 yards, setting a new profession-excessive. Hurts’ 310 complete yards and two landing passes have been vital in serving to the Eagles beat the Packers 40-33.
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Hurts’ stellar efficiency helped him re-enter the NFL MVP race after a lackluster efficiency in the Eagles’ 32-21 loss to the Washington Commanders. He completed the recreation with simply 175 passing yards and 28 dashing yards. The defeat ended the Eagles’ excellent begin to the season.
Last Sunday, the Eagles have been on the brink of shedding their second recreation on the trot after they confronted the Indianapolis Colts, however 14 factors in the fourth quarter helped them safe a slim 17-16 win.
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Hurts accomplished 18 of his 25 go makes an attempt for 190 yards and rushed for 86 yards. He was straight chargeable for each touchdowns in the fourth quarter, passing for one and dashing for an additional.
Mike Smith is a fan of Jalen Hurts
Former Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith appeared on the BallFather podcast final week and defined to host Reggie Roberts how Jalen Hurts showcased the traits of an elite NFL quarterback in the Philadelphia Eagles’ slim win over the Colts. He mentioned:
“The great quarterbacks in this league are going to be able to find a way to win when things aren’t always going the way that you want them to go. That to me is a sign of a guy that’s got his team and he’s a winner. When things aren’t going well, whether it’s him not playing well or the guys around him aren’t playing well, he finds a way at the end of the game and [makes sure] by the 60th minute, or if it’s overtime, that they’ve got one more point than the other guy.”
Smith additionally mentioned that it was one in all the best wins of Hurts’ younger NFL profession:
“That was a signature win. Even though it was against the lowly Indianapolis Colts that some people say they are. By the way, they’re still in the playoff hunt. Right? They’ve revived their season here in the last two weeks. But he found a way to get it done.”
He additionally complimented Hurts’ efficiency as a passer in opposition to the Colts:
“He had to throw the football. He’s been running it all season long. But he was able to will that team to victory at the end of the game. And that says he’s a great leader. We know he’s a great runner. And even though he only had six or seven incompletions and they might have ugly incompletions, but still he was fairly accurate throwing the football.”
Smith praised Hurts for main the Eagles to the greatest document in the NFL and predicted that they may end the common season robust and doubtlessly clinch the #1 seed in the NFC.
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Jalen Hurts’ gritty efficiency in opposition to the Colts and his explosive outing in opposition to the Packers proved that the quarterback can ship each time the workforce requires him to. It’s been a terrific marketing campaign for Hurts and the Eagles can be hoping that he can proceed on his present trajectory and turn into the face of the franchise.
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