That's because Hurts completed 20 of 28 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown. He hit A.J. Brown on a beautifully thrown deep ball on 4th-and-5 from the Eagles' 45-yard line for 31 yards midway through the second quarter to the Commanders' 14-yard line.
The Eagles advanced to the NFC championship game by defeating the Los Angeles Rams, but an Eagles players uncharacteristic drops made the game close for most of the afternoon.
Maybe they can win it all even though Jalen Hurts is hurting and not exactly ... His top wide receivers, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, were quiet. Brown caught two passes for 14 yards and Smith ...
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20—Jalen Hurts walked to the podium in a multicolored ... have asked those questions on occasion. But wide receiver A.J. Brown, who failed to pull in two passes he usually secures vs.
Philly's stars combined for six rushing touchdowns and the Eagles forced four turnovers Sunday, ending Washington's dream run.
On what may have proved to be Sunday's most important play, Brown burned Washington's Marshon Lattimore for a 31-yard gain that set up an Eagles touchdown just before the half.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been off and on as a passer this season, but the Chiefs had better watch out for one type of deep pass from Hurts to A.J. Brown.
Hurts largely succeeded against the blitz on the NFC side of the playoff bracket. But the Los Angeles Rams, who sacked Hurts seven times in Philadelphia’s 28-22 win in the divisional round, gave the Eagles quarterback considerable trouble. Oftentimes it appeared his checkdown options were ill-placed or covered up entirely.
For a second time in three years, the Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl bound. Forced turnovers during Sunday's 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders are a big reason why. The Eagles parlayed four Commanders takeaways and one turnover on downs into 35 points.
Forget that the defender is a four-time Pro Bowler. Forget that the wide receiver had been a virtual non-factor in the previous two playoff games. Forget that an incompletion could have turned the tide of Sunday’s NFC championship game.