Jalen Hurts skipped the preseason, the NFL MVP runner-up is simply too important to risk an injury to play a meaningless snap.
He also knows how to run an offense, putting up some of the best all-around numbers by a Philadelphia Eagles quarterback in franchise history. He even led the Eagles to the Super Bowl, a feat sure to be recognized at Thursday’s home opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
Did the time off hurt? If it did Hurts, who combined for 35 passing and rushing touchdowns last season, was loath to admit it. Consider, Hurts hit five receivers on 5-for-5 passing - highlighted by a 19-yard strike to A.J. Brown - in the opening drive and finished the drive himself with a 3-yard scoring run. In the Week 1 win against Detroit last season, Hurts failed to complete a pass on five attempts and the Eagles turned the ball over on downs on the first drive of the game.Or maybe Hurts and the Eagles might run into trouble against a revamped Vikings defense under new coordinator Brian Flores.
“They create a lot of issues with the pressures that they bring at you, and so we see that they’re aggressive, well-coached, tackle well,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said.Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson had six receptions for 48 yards in last season’s loss to the Eagles. Kirk Cousins was pressured into three interceptions.Eagles running back Kenneth Gainwell and safety Reed Blankenship are out with rib injuries while cornerback James Bradberry is in the concussion protocol.
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