The Philadelphia Eagles were able to halt their losing streak on Sunday. Facing a feisty Minnesota Vikings squad, it was like a switch flipped in the defending champions. The ailing passing attack suddenly looked dominant, as Jalen Hurts finally connected with both AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith on multiple occasions.
Perhaps the biggest play of the game, though, happened in the waning moments. Facing a third-and-nine with around a minute and forty seconds left, the Eagles offense needed a first down. Sensing the urgency, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores called one of his trademark blitzes to spook Hurts.
Except, well, that didn’t happen. Hurts deftly avoided the free rusher and found Brown on a beautiful moonball to ice the game.
After the game, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni had nothing but praise for Smith. In particular, he pointed to that final play, calling it the most impressive he’s seen from the quarterback.
“I’m not sure I’ve ever been around that—where a quarterback has a perfect passer rating,” Sirianni said, per Albert Breer. “He made some great plays. His play to AJ to seal the game, there was a guy free off the edge, he drifted away from it, laid it in there early. I told him I’ve seen him make a lot of good plays and that might have been the best play I’ve seen him make.”
Hurts finished the day 19-for-23, throwing for 326 yards and three touchdowns. After weeks of struggles from the offense, Eagles fans felt great watching this highly talented unit finally find their groove this season. Hurts’ perfect passer rating is hopefully a sign of things to come for Philly in the upcoming games.
Next up for the Eagles is an early rematch against their division rivals, the New York Giants. In their previous outing, the Giants embarrassed Philly in a shocking 34-17 upset. The Eagles are looking to get their lick back and even the season series.
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