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Jalen Hurts leads the NFL in rushing touchdowns for quarterbacks
NFL 2023 regular season
Dates: 7 September 2023 – 7 January 2024
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The Philadelphia Eagles showed why they are the toughest team to beat in the NFL as they came from behind yet again to pip the Buffalo Bills 37-34.
Quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen produced two of the outstanding displays of the season in an overtime classic.
And it was Hurts who made the decisive contribution as Philadelphia became the first team to win 10 games this season.
Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs as they came from behind to beat the Las Vegas Raiders, while the Jacksonville Jaguars joined the Super Bowl champions on 8-3 with victory over the Houston Texans.
Things went from bad to worse for Bill Belichick as the New England Patriots lost again after a late missed kick against the New York Giants left them as the second-worst team in the NFL, with their worst record for 30 years.
Hurts breaks Bills hearts in overtime
The Eagles have now been behind at half-time in their past four games, but have won them all – with the latest victory coming after a fourth-quarter burst from Hurts and a big 59-yard kick from Jake Elliott 20 seconds from the end forced overtime.
Buffalo dominated for the majority of the game with Allen playing out of his skin – but his one interception proved crucial as Hurts turned it into the second of two quick scores that turned the game in their favour.
Allen also missed a throw into the end zone that could have won the game – and for all his brilliance, he now has an 0-6 record in overtime games. At 6-6, the Bills are up against it – especially as they next visit the Chiefs after a bye.
Josh Allen had an incredible game but still has not managed to win an overtime game
“By any means we will find a way, that’s just the mentality we have,” said Hurts after a win that encapsulates Philadelphia’s…
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Publish date : 2023-11-27 06:56:15
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