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PHILADELPHIA − It's easy to forget that two years ago, Jalen Hurts was basically the phenomenon that Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is now. No, Hurts wasn't a rookie in 2022 when he ran and threw the Eagles all the way to the Super Bowl.

The NFL website that ranks players in overall value and grades each game out had Hurts' NFC Title game performance as the top overall player of all four teams in the conference championship round. His 92.1 grade was higher than Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, and many other stars from different positions.

Winning is the only stat that matters for Jalen Hurts. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has thrived in the situational football that has gotten his team to their second Super Bowl appearance in three years.

As of January 2025, Jalen Hurts is the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL. The Eagles drafted Hurts with the 53rd overall pick in Round 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft.

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It's the Eagles vs. the Commanders in the NFC championship game. Follow for live score updates and stats, with a spot in Super Bowl LIX on the line.

Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts play in Super Bowl LIX on February 9. They are among the eight Black NFL quarterbacks to start in the annual championship game.

Good, not great. That phrase is probably the most appropriate way to describe the 2024 edition of the Green Bay Packers. There are a lot of reasons why the Pack

Despite that, no former Sooners QB has ever won a Super Bowl as a starter. Troy Aikman, who played for Oklahoma but finished his career at UCLA, won three rings with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s, but if Mayfield, Murray or Hurts were to pull it off, they’d be the first to officially do it from Oklahoma.

The Eagles finished with seven rushing touchdowns as their dominant offensive line imposed its will on the Commanders. The NFL Offensive Player of the Year favorite Saquon Barkley ran for 118 yards and three touchdowns on just 15 carries including a 60-yard touchdown run on the Eagles first offensive play.