PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts actually did not have the perfect passing day within the Philadelphia Eagles’ 22-16 victory over the Carolina Panthers, but the Eagles quarterback set one other mark that hasn’t been completed in practically twenty years.
Hurts completed with a dashing landing within the win, his thirteenth dashing landing of the season. He turned the primary quarterback to hurry for 13+ touchdowns in three consecutive seasons and the primary participant to succeed in this feat since LaDainian Tomlinson had 13+ dashing touchdowns in six consecutive seasons from 2002 to 2007. Hurts is simply the seventh participant in NFL historical past to perform the feat.
This was Hurts’ third season with 13+ dashing touchdowns, as all different quarterbacks have simply two such seasons in NFL historical past. Hurts completed Sunday’s recreation 14 of 21 for 108 yards and two touchdowns and nil interceptions (110.8 score) whereas additionally dashing for 59 yards and a rating. Hurts had his twenty fifth profession recreation with a go landing and a dashing landing, fifth most from any participant in league historical past.
“We did not play to our normal within the go recreation, however he is capable of make performs in numerous methods,” stated Eagles coach Nick Sirianni. “That is an enormous asset that he has as a quarterback.
“I stated what I stated about him final week, he deserves to be within the MVP dialog. I stand by that. He is performed plenty of actually good issues. As a complete, teaching and taking part in, as a complete, all people, it wasn’t fairly adequate within the go recreation, however you have to give the Carolina Panthers credit score for that.”
Through the Eagles’ nine-game successful streak, Hurts has 23 complete touchdowns to simply two giveaways and a 113.7 passer score (fourth within the NFL). Hurts’ 23 complete touchdowns are second within the NFL to Josh Allen since Week 6 (when the Eagles began their win streak).
Hurts made much more historical past on Sunday, and is simply two touchdowns away from turning into the primary quarterback with consecutive 15+ dashing landing seasons. Hurts would develop into the primary participant since Derrick Henry to have consecutive 15+ dashing landing seasons (2019-2020).
