PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts performed the second half of Sunday night time’s 31-17 win over the Miami Dolphins with a brace on his left leg.
Hurts didn’t go into a lot element postgame, however a supply mentioned it is believed to be a knee damage.
“I will be nice,” Hurts mentioned, although when requested if it is one thing that may have an effect on him transferring ahead, he responded, “I hope not.”
Hurts on Sunday rushed 11 instances (together with three kneel downs) for 21 yards and a landing whereas throwing for 279 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He rushed 3 times within the second half.
Hurts seemed to be grimacing as he jogged off the sector after the sport. Teammates indicated he performed by means of ache.
“I do not need to put his enterprise on the market, however he is a troublesome particular person,” receiver A.J. Brown mentioned.
“Our model of play, generally he scrambles out and should get nicked up,” added proper sort out Lane Johnson. “However he does a great job. He by no means actually exhibits it or complains or something.”
Hurts was late popping out of the tunnel for the second half, and backup Marcus Mariota warmed up on the sideline in his absence, creating some confusion about who can be beneath middle when the offense retook the sector.
Coach Nick Sirianni, although, mentioned it wasn’t unsure that Hurts would proceed enjoying.
“He performed the remainder of the sport and performed at a really excessive stage,” Sirianni mentioned. “I assumed he performed actually excellent. Man, he’s a competitor. There’s no person else I might moderately be our quarterback. He performed his butt off tonight. He is powerful.”
Hurts had a pair of giveaways within the sport, together with a pick-six, upping his turnover complete to 10 on the season — second highest within the NFL behind Desmond Ridder of the Atlanta Falcons. Hurts has thrown an interception in a career-high three straight video games.
However he continues to generate factors, and Philadelphia retains profitable, enhancing to 6-1 on the yr.
On an evening when the Eagles donned the throwback kelly inexperienced jerseys, Hurts tied Randall Cunningham for many dashing touchdowns by an Eagles quarterback (32).
“It is loopy,” Hurts mentioned. “Type of cool to do this carrying his previous jersey.”
When requested what’s in retailer this week by way of following up on his damage, Hurts mentioned: “Nothing an excessive amount of. Simply prepare for the subsequent opponent.”
