Eagles Soar Again: Jalen Hurts Leads Eagles Return to
Headed into their Week 5 bye at 2-2, questions were being raised about the quarterback play of Jalen Hurts and head coaching ability of Nick Sirianni.
Since then, the Eagles are 4-0 with Hurts playing MVP caliber football and inserting the Philadelphia Eagles right back into the conversation of Super Bowl favorites.
Since the bye week, Hurts is responsible for twelve total touchdowns and no turnovers in four games. He is one of just four quarterbacks in NFL history to have a completion percentage of over 70%, 1,000 yards and no turnovers.
Hurts ability to use his legs has reemerged, as six of the twelve touchdowns since the bye week have come on the ground.
Combining the run game of Hurts with everything Saquon Barkley has been doing this season has made Philadelphia nearly impossible to stop on offense.
During the four-game win streak, Philadelphia is averaging 28.2 points per game and 31.0 per game over its last three games which ranks fifth in the last three weeks.
The Philadelphia offense as a whole, ranks sixth in the NFL in yards per game (377.1) and the run game has started to become more and more of a priority on a weekly basis.
Hurts has climbed all the way up to sixth in the MVP odds, during Philadelphia’s four-game win streak. Philadelphia has also moved its way up to the sixth best odds to win the Super Bowl, trailing only the Lions and 49ers in the NFC.
The upcoming schedule for the Eagles certainly isn’t easy, with the next four games against the Cowboys, Commanders, Rams and Ravens. Philadelphia will certainly have a chance to showcase why they are one of the most dominant teams in the NFL.
