Eagles, NFC and Jalen Hurts
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Jalen Hurts will become the first quarterback to lead a team into consecutive postseasons as the NFC East champion since Donovan McNabb after the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders 29-18 on Saturday.
It certainly sounds like Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is alright. Towards the end of the third quarter of Sunday's contest against the Las Vegas
If the Eagles clinch, they would be the first back-to-back winners of the NFC East in two decades. There has not been a back-to-back division champion since the Eagles won from 2001-04. Since then, all four franchises have won the division title at least twice, but never in back-to-back years.
The Eagles went into Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders on a three-game losing streak and under fire from Philly fans and media, particularly Hurts, who had thrown four interceptions in a 22-19 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Dec. 8.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts addressed the criticism he's faced in the most Jalen Hurts way possible: with a memorable one-liner.
Most quarterbacks would like to place the phrase 'Super Bowl MVP' behind their name. Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Hurts has already done that. Twice, he has outplayed the man widely considered the best quarterback of his generation on the grand stage. He could easily be 2-0 in those games.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown plucks quarterback Jalen Hurts pass out of air for 24 yards.