After two losses in five days at the beginning of October, the Philadelphia Eagles were back in the win column Sunday. Quarterback Jalen Hurts led the Eagles to a 28-22 against the Minnesota Vikings during Week 7.
Hurts appeared so excited about ending the team’s losing streak, he started celebrating just before entering the locker room. According to ESPN’s Tim McManus, the quarterback yelled a message to his teammates as he walked into the locker room.
“We aren’t [expletive] losers (or losing) no more,” said Hurts.
McManus reported the audio he captured on video was unclear whether the quarterback said “losing” or “losers”. While interchanging those two words alters the meaning of Hurts’ message, either one is a strong 1-liner for the signal-caller to deliver after the win.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was also “fired up” after the win.
Hurts was impressive in the victory, completing 19 of 23 passes for 326 yards. Hurts averaged 14.2 yards per attempt and had three touchdowns with zero interceptions.
Jalen Hurts Stars to End Eagles Losing Streak
The “noise” in the Philadelphia media was loud even when the Eagles started 4-0. The criticism of the team then became deafening after the Eagles lost back-to-back contests in Weeks 5 and 6.
In the two defeats, Hurts didn’t post poor numbers. But he didn’t make big plays when the offense needed them. Hurts also threw a costly interception against the New York Giants on October 9.
The Eagles quarterback was clutch Sunday against the Vikings. He connected with Devonta Smith for a 79-yard touchdown in the third quarter to give his team a double-digit lead.
Then in the fourth quarter, Hurts found A.J. Brown for a score.
Hurts hooked up with Brown again for arguably the most important play of the afternoon. Brown hauled in a 45-yard pass on third-and-9 with 1:45 remaining in the fourth quarter and Philadelphia leading by six.
The reception essentially ended the game.
Smith and Brown accounted for 304 of Philadelphia’s 326 receiving yards. Smith led the Eagles with nine catches and 183 yards. Brown averaged 30.3 yards per reception with 121 receiving yards and scored twice.
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