By ROB MAADDI Jalen Hurts flashed a rare smile when Nick Sirianni screamed on the podium after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC championship game: “All he does is win.” Hurts has
Hurts largely succeeded against the blitz on the NFC side of the playoff bracket. But the Los Angeles Rams, who sacked Hurts seven times in Philadelphia’s 28-22 win in the divisional round, gave the Eagles quarterback considerable trouble. Oftentimes it appeared his checkdown options were ill-placed or covered up entirely.
The Philadelphia Eagles' offense has been criticized at times during the 2024 season. Some of that was self-inflicted, particularly when wide receiver A.J. Brown called "passing" the area the offense needed to improve, but their offense has faced plenty of scrutiny otherwise.
In one week, the Eagles will take a flight to New Orleans ahead of their Super Bowl rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs. But as Nick Sirianni would say, the 2024 Eagles are unaffected by the shortcomings of the 2022 Eagles,
While the media may not be intentionally trying to downplay Hurts, its "glass half-empty" style of reporting portrays Hurts' experience negatively. Several headlines about Hurts circulating now are about his "straitjacket' comment after last week's NFC Championship win over Washington.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been off and on as a passer this season, but the Chiefs had better watch out for one type of deep pass from Hurts to A.J. Brown.
Patrick Mahomes is roughly an even-money favorite to win Super Bowl MVP. Saquon Barkley is second ahead of Jalen Hurts.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts is coming off the most efficient season of his career, and we expect the Philadelphia Eagles signal-caller to continue shining inside the red zone against Kansas City.
Jalen Hurts turned some heads with a postgame comment he made about head coach Nick Sirianni letting him out of his "straitjacket" during the NFC
Jalen Hurts is hoping his second trip to the Super Bowl vs. the Chiefs works out better for the Eagles than earlier effort
ESPN has released expert picks, predictions, and best bets ahead of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.