In the throes of a two-game losing streak, Philadelphia leaned on Jalen Hurts to help author an impressive 28-22 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, pushing the Eagles‘ to 5-2 on a day when their quarterback threw for 326 yards and three scores.
MINNEAPOLIS — As quarterback Jalen Hurts made his way into the visitors locker room following the Eagles‘ 28-22 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, he shouted, „We ain’t f—ing losers no more.“
Hurts said he played with „some fire“ following back-to-back losses to the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, and that was evident to teammates as he threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns and ended with a perfect 158.3 passer rating — just the third Eagles signal-caller to do so.
„He’s got so much swag“, left tackle Jordan Mailata said. „When he’s in control, you can see a look in his eye.“
Hurts said that during the team’s slide all he could think was the opportunities to finish down the stretch in games. The Eagles were dead last in yards per play (3.9), score percentage (24%) and punt percentage (53%) in the second half this season entering the game.
Philadelphia flipped that script against Minnesota as Hurts threw for 240 yards and a pair of scores in the second half.
