Jalen Hurts mastering a unique role as Eagles keep winning

Jalen Hurts mastering a unique role as Eagles keep winning originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Nick Sirianni didn’t wait till someone asked about Jalen Hurts.

He answered the question before it was asked.

In the box score, Hurts’ numbers look pedestrian. He completed 11 of 19 passes in Baltimore Sunday for 118 yards with a touchdown, no turnovers and no completions over 17 yards. He also ran for four first downs – 3rd-most this year against the Ravens (behind Najee Harris and Saquon Barkley).

In the second half, he was 2-for-5 for 14 yards.

They may not be MVP numbers and they may not be Pro Bowl numbers, but they’re winning numbers.

Hurts is now 44-19 in his career. Only nine quarterbacks in NFL history won more games in their first 63 starts.

“I can’t say enough good things about how Jalen played in that football game, even though the stat sheet is not going to reflect that,” Sirianni said after the Eagles beat the Ravens in Baltimore for their eighth straight win.

“He was freaking on. He was on (with) how we managed the game in the fourth quarter. He was on with the runs that we made. He was on in the scrambles he made. He was on in the checks that he’s made. He was on in the third-down conversions that we hit, and the passes that he hit.

“This dude’s a winner. He continues to play good football through our stretch.”

It’s been quite an unusual stretch for Hurts, who hasn’t put up gaudy numbers at any point during this eight-game winning streak but has played virtually mistake-free football throughout.

Since Week 5, when the Eagles returned from their bye and began this streak, Hurts has completed 69 percent of his passes, thrown 10 touchdowns to one interception and rushed for 10 touchdowns, and his 114.1 passer rating during that span is 4th-highest in the league.

And that’s averaging 15 completions, 21 ½ pass attempts and 196 yards per game.

Game manager? Sure. But that’s not a bad thing.

“I just think it’s a term,” Hurts…

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Publish date : 2024-12-02 16:02:00

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