Jalen Hurts is hoping yesterday’s capitulation to the Dallas Cowboys “lights a hearth” within the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Eagles had been cruising 21-0 inside 18 minutes with Hurts seemingly on a mission to silence options he had misplaced the assist of his offense in current weeks.
The quarterback rushed for 2 touchdowns and linked with AJ Brown for an additional as Philadelphia dominated in each side of the sport and appeared firmly on the right track to maneuver to 9-2 for the season.
However issues fell aside in a short time. George Pickens and Brevyn Spann-Ford scored touchdowns for Dallas earlier than Dak Prescott additionally reached the top zone.
Dallas quarterback Prescott then led a late drive that ended with Brandon Aubrey slotting over a 42-yard discipline aim for the win.
“We’ve bought to discover a solution to end the sport, and we’ve bought to seek out some consistency in what we do,” Hurts stated. “Positively the story of two halves. Ultimately, we didn’t play a whole sport as a crew, and at this time it bought us.
“We’ve bought to personal this one, let it gentle a hearth in us as a crew and keep collectively and transfer ahead.”
Little time for sulking for the Eagles
The Eagles have a brief turnaround as they play the Chicago Bears in Philly on Friday.
“My message is so simple as you are taking delight in every part as a result of you realize these moments we’ve proper now final a lifetime,” Hurts added. “So how do you wish to reply? How we reply is essential, and I’ve stated it earlier than, you realize, after moments like this, I’ve quite a lot of confidence in how we reply. So we’ll be again to work and bought one other alternative coming ahead.”
It was a irritating afternoon for Hurts however one to have fun for Prescott, who broke Tony Romo’s file of 34,183 to change into the franchise’s all-time chief in passing yards.
He did it on a nine-yard completion to Pickens within the third quarter with Dallas 21-7 down. He shrugged off the congratulations of his team-mates to give attention to the job in hand however admitted afterwards it’s one thing he’ll look again on with fondness.
“I imply, it’s a particular sport and it’s a sport that I undoubtedly received’t overlook,” Prescott stated. “I’m not a man [who is] even desirous about information or taking memorabilia or issues like that. After this sport, one of many [athletic] trainers requested me, ‘What do you wish to do with the jersey?’ I stated, ‘Yeah, I’m going to maintain that one.’ I do know it’s a sport that I received’t overlook. It’s a sport that hopefully I can look again and say, ‘This was the second, this was the time, this sport [that] meant every part to that season.’ Proper now, I’m simply staying the place my toes are. Tremendous, tremendous grateful for this crew, for the boys, for the chance truthfully.”
Prescott earns reward of Schottenheimer
Dallas moved to 5-5-1 with the win and head coach Brian Schottenheimer was delighted for his star man.
“I do know he received’t say it, however that’s a reasonably cool file that he broke,” Schottenheimer stated. “And to do it in a sport like this the place we beat a very good soccer crew the way in which we did, I’m certain it makes it even sweeter.”