Ralph Vacchiano
NFC East Reporter
PHILADELPHIA — There is a feeling inside the Philadelphia Eagles locker room that no matter how bad things get, they’ll always find a way to win. They believe that because they’ve done it and because they know what they’re capable of doing.
Mostly, they believe it because their quarterback is Jalen Hurts.
“You know that he’s clutch,” said Eagles coach Nick Sirianni. “He’s been clutch for us, he’s been clutch for this city and clutch for this team for the past three years now. He just keeps going.”
Added defensive end Brandon Graham: “We love putting it in his hands to give us a chance.”
The Eagles did that again on Sunday, and once again Hurts proved them right with a wild and fantastic finish in a 37-34 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills. He won the game with a 12-yard touchdown run with 2:37 left in overtime. And that came after he saved the game with two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and a drive that set up a game-tying 59-yard field goal in the final minutes of regulation.
All in all, Hurts accounted for five Eagles touchdowns — three through the air and two with his legs. Four of them came after a dismal first half. And three of those came after a miserable three quarters after the Eagles entered the fourth trailing, 24-14.
The gap seemed far larger than that, though. Through three quarters the Eagles had 77 net passing yards, while Josh Allen and the Bills were ripping through the Philly defense for 385 total yards, on their way to 505. The Bills were completely in control and everything was going wrong for Hurts and the Eagles offense.
Nobody would’ve known how bad it was, though, by looking at him.
“That’s him, man. Laid back and calm,” said Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith. “That’s how he is. And that kind of keeps everybody else calm. Everybody gets frustrated and things like that, but you just look at him and it brings everybody back down calm.”
The importance of that…
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Publish date : 2023-11-27 03:34:17
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