The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 on Sunday, punching their ticket to their second NFC Championship game appearance in the last three seasons.<\/p>\n
This was another example of the Eagles simply finding a way to win a football game. No, they didn’t play the perfect game. Yes, they made mistakes. But they battled their asses off and controlled the game for 60 minutes. That’s been the key to Nick Sirianni, Jalen Hurts, and the rest of this roster’s success for the last three seasons, and it was on full display here.<\/p>\n
I’ve got a few thoughts on this game:<\/p>\n
No, Jalen Hurts wasn’t perfect. Are the stats “fun?” No. But last time I checked, statistics don’t matter in the playoffs. Wins do.<\/p>\n
Hurts set the tempo from the start with a 44-yard touchdown run to give the Eagles an early lead. He finished the day with 198 total yards, 1 touchdown, and zero turnovers. Hurts hasn’t thrown an interception and has 10 touchdowns and a 102.3 passer rating in his last five playoff games. Hurts, since the start of the 2022 postseason, has played six postseason games with a 68.1 completion percentage, 1,088 yards, 12 total touchdowns, 0 interceptions, and a 98.9 QBR.<\/p>\n
Let’s go down the list of the four quarterbacks that won their weekend games:<\/p>\n
Let’s go down the list of the four quarterbacks that lost their games:<\/p>\n
Every single team that outgained their opponent in total yards lost the game. Three quarterbacks that outgained their opposing quarterback lost their respective games. Yards don’t matter, winning does, and that’s all Hurts has done since taking over as QB of the Philadelphia Eagles. You don’t need him to light up the stat sheet to win the game, you need him to be Jalen Hurts.<\/p>\n
I still can’t believe Carter fell to ninth in the draft.<\/p>\n
He caused havoc on just about every single Rams offensive play on Sunday afternoon. He was constantly in the backfield, in Stafford’s face, and wrapping up Kyren Williams. He finished the win with 5 tackles, 3 QB hits, 2 sacks, 1 pass break-up, and a forced fumble. He’s turning into a superstar in just the second year of his career, and the Washington Commanders offensive line should be having nightmares about him all week leading up to the game. He was easily the Player of the Game.<\/p>\n
\nJalen Carter’s first sack on Sunday came on an ET Stunt with Nolan Smith (and it looks like Carter called for it before the snap)<\/p>\n
Perfectly executed pick-and-roll between the two long-time teammates on 3rd down #FlyEaglesFly<\/a><\/p>\n
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