Rodgers left in the third quarter with his team trailing 34-23 after grimacing his way through a drive that led to a Packers field goal. Rodgers’ replacement, Jordan Love, kept the Packers in the game by connecting with Christian Watson for a 63- yard catch-and-run touchdown that cut the Eagles lead to 37-30. But the Packers ran out of time against Hurts, who seems.
Jalen Hurts ran for 157 yards to set a Philadelphia Eagles record for a quarterback, and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered an oblique injury in the Eagles’ 40-33 victory Sunday night.
Hurts also threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns for the NFC-best Eagles, who improved to 10-1 for the fifth time in their history. Miles Sanders ran for 143 yards and two scores as the Eagles rushed for 363 overall, the second-best total for the franchise.
Rodgers left in the third quarter with his team trailing 34-23 after grimacing his way through a drive that led to a Packers field goal. He was playing with a broken thumb and took several hard hits.
Rodgers’ replacement, Jordan Love, kept the Packers (4-8) in the game by connecting with Christian Watson for a 63-yard catch-and-run touchdown that cut the Eagles lead to 37-30.
But the Packers ran out of time against Hurts, who seems poised to take the torch from Rodgers as the next MVP.
Hurts had 254 combined yards in the first half, including 126 on the ground, and threw a touchdown pass as the Eagles built a 27-20 lead.
