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The Eagles have been waiting a long time for this Jalen Hurts to show up.
Efficient Jalen. Aggressive Jalen. Accurate Jalen. Mistake-free Jalen. Yes, 2022 Jalen.
Hurts put together his finest performance in quite a while Sunday as the Eagles won their third straight game to improve to 5-2.
Hurts hit on 80 percent of his passes on 16-for-20 for 236 yards with a long touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith and once again no turnovers.
This was the first game of his career where he completed 80 percent of his passes with at least one TD pass and no interceptions.
In three wins since the bye week, Hurts has completed 71 percent of his passes (42-for-59) for 614 yards with four TDs, no interceptions and a 127.4 passer rating. And five rushing touchdowns.
Before the bye week, Hurts only had five games in his career with a passer rating of 127 or higher. Now he’s averaged that over a three-game span.
He joins Randall Cunningham in 1992 and Carson Wentz in 2018 as the third Eagles quarterback with a passer rating of at least 115 in three straight games.
Hurts’ passer rating for the season is up to 98.6 – 9th-highest in the league – and his 69 percent completion percentage is 6th-highest.
He’s only the second QB in NFL history to rush for at least four touchdowns, pass for at least four touchdowns and complete 70 percent of his passes without an interception in a three-game span. Lamar Jackson did it last year.
After throwing at least one interception in seven straight games, he’s now gone four straight without an interception, the 2nd-longest in franchise history, behind Nick Foles’ seven-game streak in 2013.
Thanks to Saquon Barkley and what’s developed into a commanding running attack, Hurts hasn’t had to throw a lot – just 60 passes during the three-game winning streak.
But he’s only had 17 incomplete passes over these three games and no…
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Publish date : 2024-10-28 14:23:25
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