'It wasn’t just Jalen Hurts’ mobility that propelled the Eagles to a 38-35 hold-on-for-dear-life win,' writes Jeff_McLane. 'But Hurts’ ability to make something out of nothing on the ground gave the Eagles an edge and seemingly frustrated the Lions.'
DETROIT — Like his all-maroon attire, Jalen Hurts can make what could look ugly for most downright dashing.
But Hurts’ ability to make something out of nothing on the ground gave the Eagles an edge and seemingly frustrated the Lions until safety Tracy Walker delivered a helmet-to-helmet blow to the quarterback after he gave himself up at the end of yet another third-down converting scramble. But when the Eagles got the ball back with just under four minutes left, running backs Miles Sanders and Scott, and Hurts — with a sneak on fourth-and-1 at the Lions’ 40 with just a minute left — sealed the sloppy victory.Hurts was dynamic, though. And more importantly, he was diligent with the ball. He had zero turnovers — as did the entire offense — and he made few mental errors. When he escaped the pocket, he always had two hands on the ball.
It may not have been Hurts’ best game statistically or even aesthetically, but it may have been the third-year quarterback’s most mature outing. But when so many other Eagles players and coaches had a disappointing first game, it’s hard to nitpick the quarterback. Hurts had several nice throws, the most impressive a deep dime he dropped into Brown’s bucket before his mental error to Gainwell.A.J. Brown and the Eagles win, 38-35, in a season-opening shootout with the Detroit Lions
Hurts is essentially plus-one with the Lions having to account for him in the run game. Sanders, who finished with 96 yards on 13 carries, including his first touchdown since December 2020 and a pivotal 24-yard burst on third down late in the fourth, said that the Eagles knew Detroit would aggressively try to stop the run after they were gashed on the ground a year ago.
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