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Despite some early-season handwringing yet again about the Philadelphia Eagles' passing game, Jalen Hurts still finds ways to help his team do enough to win games after a 20-17 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
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Eagles’ Nick Sirianni points out what ‘people don’t talk about enough’ regarding Jalen Hurts
Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni wants people to appreciate a specific facet in quarterback Jalen Hurts' game.
Jalen Hurts told Chris Jones to take a closer look at the scoreboard Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman tried to trash talk the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback during the final seconds of the Eagles’ 20-17 win over the Chiefs.
The Super Bowl LIX MVP has guided the Philadelphia Eagles to a 2-0 start for the third time in the last four years. His 39 regular-season victories over that stretch are tied with Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen for the most in the league, but Hurts did it in fewer starts than both of them.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was teammates with three current NFL quarterbacks—the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield, the Arizona Cardinals' Kyler Murray and the Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts—during his collegiate career at Oklahoma.
During his recent press conference, Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts recalled his experience battling the Kansas City Chiefs' defense | @EdEastonJr
It looks like the Eagles are leaving Kansas City relatively unscathed. In the fourth quarter, defensive tackle Jordan Davis chased Patrick Mahomes out of bounds and pulled up lame with a cramp. He jogged off the field and went back to the locker room.
On a day in which teams across the league put up a boatload of points, this game was something of a defensive struggle. Philly quarterback Jalen Hurts attempted just 22 passes, completing 15 of them for 101 yards, and his only touchdown came on a one-yard run midway through the fourth quarter.
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Hurts sent the same message at the start of his postgame press conference.
The Eagles are 2-0, and relatively healthy. That's what matters.