Bleeding Green Nation on Jalen Hurts
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Hurts looking good while carrying the offense... Hurts converting 3rd-and-18 in the fourth quarter was a massive development... His first touchdown pass to Dallas Goedert... was thrown into a tight window up the seam. His touchdown pass to Dontayvion Wicks was a nice anticipatory ball.
STACKED’s take
Hurts delivered clutch plays and aggression despite Eagles' offensive struggles in Week 1.
Hurts delivered an encouraging Week 1 performance despite the Eagles' offense struggling collectively; he posted 14/25 (56%), 203 passing yards, 3 TD, 0 INT, 122.2 passer rating, and 7 carries for 46 rushing yards. The source highlights his clutch conversion on 3rd-and-18 in the fourth quarter as a spark the offense needed after running 21 plays for just 67 yards and three points on their previous five drives. His three touchdown passes—a tight-window seam throw to Dallas Goedert on 3rd-and-goal from the 17, an anticipatory ball to Dontayvion Wicks on a deep clear-out route, and a beautiful completion to DeVonta Smith deep along the right sideline—demonstrated aggression and accuracy. The source notes Hurts had an NFL-high 33% non-target rate in Week 1 (11 non-targets on 33 dropbacks) but carried the offense with four scrambles that were nice gains despite major protection issues that nullified the script.
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