Jalen Hurtz was clearly not exaggerated.
If anything, you could call the Eagles coach G. Pederson Underreacted Waiting until the 14th week for Carson Ventage’s season-long struggles to replace him as a starter with the infamous second-round pick Hurts. But start it off he finally did Sunday, and he paid off with the most impossible win of the 2020 NFL season.
The Saints moved to Philadelphia on a nine-game winning streak, with injured Drew Bryce winning three in a row with Tess Hill at the start of the quarterback, moving NFC South into his back pocket for the fourth year in a row and his NFCA top playoff seed.
The Eagles came on a four-game losing streak, with key questions about the fate of their four valuable franchise quarterbacks and their Super Bowl winning head coach.
So, of course, the Eagles took a 17-0 lead and hung on to win 24-21. Both hurts And Miles Sanders ran more than 100 yards against a running back that didn’t even allow a 100-yard rusher in his past 55 games. So, to put a one-line coin, that’s why they play games.
What better place to start than a 14-year-old overreacting column to the discomfort of not seeing any of us get upset?
Jillian Hurt Is Eagles starter for the rest of the season
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