Jalen Hurts’ ‘unbelievable’ pass helps Eagles win again, and he made a statement after the win

Jalen Hurts’ ‘unbelievable’ pass helps Eagles win again, and he made a statement after the win

The New York Giants looked like just what the Philadelphia Eagles needed to cure their funk. After winning 10 of their first 11 games this season, the Eagles entered Monday’s game on a three-game losing streak.

At halftime, Philadelphia had a 17-point lead, and the Giants were playing like a 5-9 team on their third quarterback. But the Eagles needed an interception in the end zone on the final play to come away with a 33-25 victory.

“We needed to get out of the funk that we were in,” Philadelphia coach Nick Sirianni said, “and sometimes that’s just by getting a win.”

And a big play by the quarterback.

The trouble started for Philadelphia on the second-half kickoff. Blocker Olamide Zaccheaus got thrown into returner Boston Scott, and the Giants recovered his fumble at the Eagles 14-yard line to set up a New York touchdown.

Later in the third quarter, Philadelphia tight end Dallas Goedert slipped coming out of a cut, and Giants cornerback Adoree Jackson intercepted quarterback Jalen Hurts’ pass and ran 76 yards down the sideline for a touchdown to ruin the Eagles’ 14-play drive and bring the Giants within two points of the lead at 20-18.

On Philadelphia’s next possession, the Eagles faced third-and-20 when Hurts avoided the rush and connected with AJ Brown for a 32-yard gain, dropping the pass over leaping safety Isaiah Simmons into the wide receiver’s hands.

“There’re not a lot of plays you can draw up on third-and-20,” Sirianni said, “so it was just an unbelievable individual effort by Jalen, by AJ, the offensive line giving Jalen enough time to escape and move up in the pocket and fire the ball to AJ. That to me is the key.

“When you’re in a little bit of a rut – they had scored 15 points off two turnovers – we talk about that a lot in training camp: ‘Hey, we’re in a rut. Someone’s got to pull us out. We got to do a good job as coaches putting you in position to make plays, and then someone’s got to make a play and pull us out.’ And Jalen and AJ did just that in that particular case.”