Jalen Hurts puts Eagles up 7-0 over Rams
Jalen Hurts walked to the podium in a multicolored two-piece outfit. His ensemble, with various shades of tan and a dash of red at the collar, might have been something plucked from the closet of the Fresh Prince.
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Nolan Smith came up with two sacks, the Eagles won the turnover battle with picks from Darius Slay, Zack Baun, and then Quinyon Mitchell for his NFL first, and they always made the timely stop on Jordan Love and Green Bay, buying enough time for Dallas Goedert to storm through on a crucial score and for Jake Elliott to hit on three field goals.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts felt little need to defend ... caught on the bench reading the book at the end of the game. Jake Elliott is having a tough time making all his kicks.
With the Eagles waiving backup quarterback Ian Book and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore saying he talked to Hurts about the Packers game plan, it appears Hurts could soon return to action.
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.
Hurts was sacked on a 2nd-and-15 play from the Rams' 27 by Jaylen McCullough. Hurts was slow to get up and was limping. He stayed in the game and handed off to Barkley on third down. The Eagles then got a 44-yard field goal by Jake Elliott.
The Eagles held on against the turnover-happy Rams on Sunday to advance to the NFC Championship Game for the second time in three seasons.
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Barkley happily did the rest. The Eagles escaped with a 28-22 win over the visiting Los Angeles Rams in an NFC divisional-round playoff game on Sunday afternoon. Barkley finished with 205 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the snow and caught four passes for 27 yards.
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