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‘The feeling of losing’ propelled Jalen Hurts and the Eagles to victory after mini-bye – The Athletic
Jalen Hurts jogged into the locker room after one of the best games of his career with a message to teammates and coaches before shaking hands with general manager Howie Roseman: “We ain’t f—ing losers no more!“
It calls to mind last October, when the Eagles returned from the bye week and won every game Hurts finished for the rest of the season. The inflection point was not apparent at the time. It was obvious when they hoisted the Lombardi Trophy. That’s an unrealistic curve for which to grade the past 10 days for the Eagles, but after a humiliating Week 6 loss to the New York Giants handed the Eagles back-to-back losses, the Eagles returned from a mini-bye week with a revamped plan, contagious energy, and a 28-22 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Hurts said Wednesday that during tough moments, he smiles and accepts the challenge. Did you see him smiling on Sunday? “The feeling of losing, simple as that,” Hurts said of the circumstances that led to his performance. “I know there’s a clip to confirm where I said, we’re not losers anymore. That’s all I could think about during the last two weeks. … I think definitely there was some fire there. But within that fire, you have to be the calm.”
Eagles vs. Vikings: 11 winners, 4 losers, and 7 IDKs – BGN
JALEN HURTS. We all know Hurts has played some of his very best football in the biggest games of his career. He’s been a playoff riser in this regard. While a Week 7 battle doesn’t nearly hold the same magnitude of a postseason matchup, this was an important spot for the Eagles. They needed to show a good response after losing two straight games. There was pressure on Hurts to perform after having his worst game of the season in Week 6. And perform he did. Hurts had his best game of the season and one of the best of his entire career against one of the most highly-regarded defensive coordinators in the entire NFL. Hurts accomplished what elite quarterbacks are paid so much money to do from time-to-time by carrying the offense on his back.
Eagles-Vikings Postgame with BLG! – The Ringer’s Philly Special
The Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings and old friend Carson Wentz, 28-22, on Sunday to improve to a 5-2 record on the season. Sheil is joined by Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation to discuss the game and how the Eagles came out victorious. Is this the version of Jalen Hurts the Eagles need to continue seeing for the remainder of the season ()? How did the Eagles generate so many explosive plays in this game compared to others this season ()? Does the coaching staff have more issues to sift through even though they did win the game ()? What should the identity of the offense be ()? It’s being reported that retired Eagles DE Brandon Graham may come out of retirement. Would this be the correct move to let him rejoin the team ()? Why is the running game still a major issue ()?
Roob’s Instant Observations after Hurts’ spectacular outing against Vikings – NBCSP
Hurts could not have played any better, and on a day when the running game was again a non-factor – 15-for-46 for Saquon Barkley – Hurts made clutch throw after clutch throw, taking advantage of mismatches down the field with both DeVonta Smith (9-for-183, TD) and A.J. Brown (4-for-121, two TDs). That’s 304 yards for the two Eagles’ wide outs, who’ve both had their share of frustration this year. Hurts’ 158.3 passer rating is the third perfect rating in Eagles history, along with Donovan McNabb’s in a 56-21 win over the Lions at the Linc early in 2007 and Nick Foles’ in his seven-TD game against the Raiders in 2013, a 49-20 win at Oakland-Alamada Stadium. Get this: In the second half, Hurts was 10-for-12 for 240 yards and two TDs. Kind of cool that Carson Wentz had a front-row seat to see his one-time backup put on a performance like this.
Handing out 10 awards from the Eagles-Vikings game – PhillyVoice
4) The ‘Maybe Just Let Them Coach Themselves’ Award: The players. DeVonta Smith lobbied for the play that would become the 79-yard touchdown. “He came in advocating for that play,” Jordan Mailata said. “He and [Landon Dickerson] were talking about it. Landon figured out the play that he was talking about — because DeVonta doesn’t know what we’re doing up front and what protection it is, he just knows his routes — and they got on the same page, and Landon advocated for that Smitty play, and shoot, the next drive we came out… (and scored).” “He was chirping about it and it ended up getting called,” Hurts added. Additionally, Hurts claimed after the game that he pushed for more plays from under center, which were very successful, at least in the passing game. And on the other side of the ball, Moro Ojomo credited rookie Ty Robinson for pointing out a Vikings O-lineman’s technique vulnerability, which led to a key Ojomo sack.
Jalen Hurts the Vikings – Iggles Blitz
There were a couple of third down plays that were huge. There was a 3rd & 15 where Hurts moved around and ran left before hitting DeVonta for a first down. The best play of the game was a 3rd & 13 where Hurts again had to buy time. He rolled right and hit AJ on the sideline for another first down. Huge, huge plays in highly unfavorable situations. It’s a good thing Hurts was at his best since the running game was once again non-existent. Give the Vikings some credit, but the blocking was bad. Again. Cam Jurgens hurt his knee and Brett Toth played most of the game at center. That’s not ideal. Thankfully Hurts was able to pick up the slack and his receivers came up big as well. DeVonta had a career game, going 9-183-1. AJ “only” went 4-121-2. Those guys played like stars.
NFL Week 7 takeaways: What We Learned from Sunday’s 12 games – NFL.com
Hurts divebombs Vikings. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts played his best game of the season. Whenever Philadelphia needed a play, the QB made a spot-on deep shot to put a dagger into an aggressive Vikings defense. The Super Bowl MVP made play after play out of the structure, keeping things alive for splash plays. Hurts might struggle with intermediate passing, but he thrives with one of the prettiest deep balls in the league. He threw a 37-yard TD to A.J. Brown, a 79-yarder to DeVonta Smith, a 26-yarder to Brown again. On Sunday, he went 5 of 5 for 216 yards and three TDs on passes of 20-plus yards. With Saquon Barkley and the Eagles running back still stuck in the next, Philly needed every one of Hurts’ deep shots. It was apropos that Hurts iced the game with a 45-yard bomb to Brown. Sunday was the type of game that was a reminder of the upside of a bombs-away Eagles offense.
Spadaro: 10 observations from a historic victory over the Vikings – PE.com
QB Jalen Hurts at his very best. Let’s begin with the performance by quarterback Jalen Hurts. He faced pressure from the Brian Flores blitz packages and Hurts handled things well. He was cool when there was pressure and he was money when he had an opportunity to throw the football down the field. Hurts’ numbers were terrific: 19-of-23 for 326 yards – his first 300-yard passing game of the season – 3 touchdowns and a perfect passer rating of 158.3. The only other quarterbacks in Eagles history with a perfect passer rating? Donovan McNabb in 2007 vs. Lions and Nick Foles in 2013 at Raiders. Hurts averaged 14.2 yards per passing attempt. The idea that the Eagles can’t throw the football? Nonsense. Hurts did it mostly to his wide receivers – Brown and Smith combined for 13 receptions, 304 yards, and three touchdowns. Both Brown and Smith had more than 100 receiving yards, the third time that’s happened and in each of those games the Eagles have won. The Eagles are now 13-0, according to the FOX broadcast, when Brown and Smith each score a touchdown in the same game. Great stuff.
Jalen Hurts authors perfect passer rating in Eagles’ victory – ESPN
As quarterback Jalen Hurts made his way into the visitors locker room following the Eagles’ 28-22 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, he shouted, “We ain’t f—ing losers no more.” Hurts said he played with “some fire” following back-to-back losses to the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, and that was evident to teammates as he threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns and ended with a perfect 158.3 passer rating — just the third Eagles signal-caller to do so. “He’s got so much swag,” left tackle Jordan Mailata said. “When he’s in control, you can see a look in his eye.” Hurts said that during the team’s slide all he could think was the opportunities to finish down the stretch in games. The Eagles were dead last in yards per play (3.9), score percentage (24%) and punt percentage (53%) in the second half this season entering the game. Philadelphia flipped that script against Minnesota as Hurts threw for 240 yards and a pair of scores in the second half. He averaged 20 yards per pass attempt over that span, the highest rate in the second half by a quarterback with at least 10 attempts since Kirk Cousins in Week 11 of 2016 (10.3 YPA), according to ESPN Research.
Instant observations from Eagles 28, Vikings 22: Jalen Hurts’ huge game gets Eagles to 5-2 – PHLY
Bo Wulf: Such is the curse of Eagles fandom that you watch Jalen Hurts toss touchdown passes of 79, 37 and 26 yards to DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown, the final of which gave Hurts the best EPA per dropback and passer rating of his career, and instead of celebrating that performance it moves you instead to yell at Nick Sirianni for completely giving up on the final possession of the first half. “THIS IS THE GUY YOU DON’T TRUST?!?!?!”
What Now for the Vikings? – Daily Norseman
The Minnesota Vikings just lost a very winnable game due to several key miscues, dropping them to 3-3 on the season and last place in the NFC North division standings. It was the fourth game this season the Vikings have been -2 or worse in the turnover battle, a situation that carries just a 15% win rate in the NFL. The Vikings also failed to score a touchdown on five of six trips to the redzone, due to numerous miscues including a holding penalty that negated a touchdown, a snap over the quarterback’s head, a missed open receiver and bone-headed intentional grounding penalty by Carson Wentz, and a dropped TD pass that could and should have been a more accurate throw. The Vikings defense did a good job bottling up the Eagles’ ground game, but Isaiah Rodgers getting beat twice over the top compromised what had otherwise been a solid defensive performance.
Cowboys vs. Commanders: The good, the bad, and the ugly from Week 7 – Blogging The Boys
The 44-22 victory over the Washington Commanders in Week 7 was the most complete and dominant game we’ve seen from the Dallas Cowboys this season. They got the better of the Commanders in all the important categories and now sit at 3-3-1 on the season, second in the NFC East division behind the Philadelphia Eagles. This is the type of game we’ve been wanting to see from the Cowboys all season. Hopefully it’s a turning point and a sign of things to come for the rest of the year. The Cowboys need to focus on the week-to-week process of continuing to improve and not look past their next opponent on the schedule. Regardless of what the future may hold for the Cowboys, everyone can hold their heads high after an impressive victory that should provide a boost of confidence around Cowboys Nation. Today, we want to take a look back at this matchup between bitter rivals to find the good, bad, and ugly from this game.
Jayden Daniels injury: QB Leaves with apparent leg injury – SB Nation
Daniels first limped off the field to be examined by the medical staff, then later left the field and went to the locker room for further observation. It was promising to see Daniels leave the field under his own power, but it was a very awkward sack that led to Daniels’ knee getting stretched as part of the tackle.
Game Recap: Cowboys crush Commanders to take over 2nd place in the NFC East – Hogs Haven
The Commanders fall to 3-4 as the Cowboys achieve a .500 record in Week 7.
4 things we learned from the Giants’ 33-32 loss to the Broncos – Big Blue View
Pass coverage is still the Giants’ Achilles heel: Yes, the Giants lost both of their big free agent signings, Paulson Adebo and Jevon Holland, to injury during this game. To be honest, though, neither one has been all that much of an impact player so far this season. It seemed today that Adebo was getting picked on a bit. Of more concern is Dru Phillips, who was picked on relentlessly by Nix. The most important came on third down with a little more than two minutes left, when Nix completed a 32-yarder to Marvin Mims Jr. with Phillips in coverage. That set up Denver’s go-ahead touchdown three plays later. In Phillips’ defense, he had nine solo tackles today…but some of those were on receivers who’d caught passes on his coverage.
Raiders are blown out again, what’s next for Pete Carroll? – Silver And Black Pride
There has been no progress made despite the addition of Carroll offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, quarterback Geno Smith and rookie running back Ashton Jeanty. The Raiders were supposed have made big upgrades. So far it hasn’t meant anything. Both Carroll and Kelly have been major disappointments as has been Smith and the team has been able to get Jeanty going consistently. The Raiders are a big disappointment overall, but the offensive woes are discouraging to say the least. The Raiders ran 30 offensive plays Sunday. it was the second lowest amount of any NFL team since the 1950s. yes, the 1950s. They had three first downs. The Chiefs had 30 first downs. Kansas City held the ball for 42 minutes, eight seconds. This was a complete beat down.
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