That's because Hurts completed 20 of 28 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown. He hit A.J. Brown on a beautifully thrown deep ball on 4th-and-5 from the Eagles' 45-yard line for 31 yards midway through the second quarter to the Commanders' 14-yard line.
History has not been on the side of quarterbacks who lose in their first Super Bowl appearance, especially over the last 30 years. Jalen Hurts ended one of the weirdest quirks in recent Super Bowl history,
After Jalen Hurts threw for 246 yards and one touchdown and notched three rushing scores in the Philadelphia Eagles' 55-23 NFC Championship Game win
Nick Sirianni tension from last season simmers more calmly, the two nonetheless continue to tell different stories about their partnership.
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts quipped that he was freed up in leading a balanced attack that put Philadelphia into the Super Bowl over the Commanders.
Patrick Mahomes is roughly an even-money favorite to win Super Bowl MVP. Saquon Barkley is second ahead of Jalen Hurts.
After playing high school football at Channelview, Jalen Hurts went on to play for Alabama and Oklahoma before the Eagles drafted him in the second round in 2020.
Former Vanderbilt linebacker Oren Biurks will play in Super Bowl 59 with Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs
Jalen Hurts came up big in the NFC Championship Game to lead the Eagles back to the Super Bowl while quieting his doubters in the process.
Hurts had his best game of the season while newcomers like Saquon Barkley, Zack Baun, and Quinyon Mitchell delivered to earn their first trips to the Super Bowl.
It was last August 7 that Jalen Hurts took a seat at training camp in South Philadelphia before a sweaty media gathering and began the questioning himself – of the writers.