Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts says he’s not too worried about recent rumors of frustration within the team with his performances.

The Eagles lead the NFC East division with an 8-2 record as November comes to a close. However, Nick Sirianni‘s side has recently struggled on offense, scoring just 26 points and two touchdowns in victories over the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions.

The team is averaging 300.1 total yards per game, ranking 25th in the league. Philadelphia also sits in the bottom five in the NFL in terms of passing yards per game, posting 184.9 yards per game.

Last week, Diana Russini from The Athletic reported lingering discontent within the Eagles camp regarding Hurts’ performances. The report said offensive players were irritated by the quarterback’s passing in tight windows and handling of zone coverage.

“I guess I get a lot of attention when things are going well and when things are not going so well,” Hurts said on Wednesday. “I never run away from holding myself accountable, and I think that’s exactly what I’ve taken the approach of doing.”

The Super Bowl LIX MVP is averaging a 66.9% completion rate in 2025, which is slightly below his 2024 average in the regular season (68.7%). As a team, the Eagles’ rushing offense has slumped this season, rushing 115.2 yards per game. It’s a far cry from their 2024 average (179.3 per game), which ranked second in the league.

Despite the recent struggles, Hurts is not surprised by the outside noise and remains focused on the team.

“This is kind of the nature of the position,” he said. “But I put my energy and my focus on trying to go out there and do my best and trying to learn, trying to build, trying to take in the things that I can try and improve.”

Hurts and the Eagles will face their division rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on Sunday afternoon in Texas.

Philadelphia Eagles Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley are shutting down rumors of tension with wide receiver A.J. Brown earlier this week. The discussion came after the Eagles’ first loss of the season, a 21-27 defeat to the Denver Broncos.

Still, both players insisted it was a positive conversion focused on improving the team. Barkley described it as “a good thing.” Hurts called it “teammates being teammates.”

The interaction took place on Monday, just a day after the Eagles’ sluggish performance against Denver. Brown has struggled to find consistency this season. He caught five passes for only 43 yards, failing to reach 50 receiving yards in four of five games. Barkley also struggled, rushing only 30 yards on six carries in his last game.

Both players emphasized that the conversation wasn’t heated, but rather a chance to regroup and refocus as a unit.

Hurts echoed that sentiment, saying the discussion was simply “teammates being teammates.” He explained, “how the team talked about accountability, and they should move forward together.”

Head coach Nick Sirianni also supported the meeting. He praised his players, who took the time to talk about things constructively, saying it showed leadership and growth. The message is clear: learn from the loss, and keep pushing towards the next game.

Now the attention turns to how the Eagles will respond on the field, with the New York Giants up next. To prepare, the Eagles need to tighten communication and clean up mistakes. The coaching staff has emphasized fundamentals, sharper routes, stronger protection and more focus on finishing drives. Hurts said, “That it’s not about reinventing the playbook, but about execution and consistency.”

The team knows they can’t afford another slow start.

The Eagles have their heads high and aim to bounce back stronger. This setback is motivation to prove they are still contenders.

The Eagles’ 2024-2025 season was nothing short of excellent, having one of the most dominant Super Bowl wins in NFL history, beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in a rematch of Super Bowl 57. Quarterback Jalen Hurts would win Super Bowl MVP and cap off a great playoff run, throwing for 304 yards, one passing touchdown and three rushing touchdowns. Philadelphia had one of the most talented football teams in history, led by a 2,000-yard rushing season from newly signed running back Saquon Barkley, who won Offensive Player of the Year. The team also had a dominant defensive season with 41 sacks and 26 turnovers.

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Philadelphia would enter the offseason needing to keep its key pieces of its Super Bowl run together. They would extend three key players: left tackle Lane Johnson, linebacker Zack Baun and running back Barkley. The Eagles also would sign two new pass rushers, Azeez Ojulari and Josh Uche, to add to their dominant pass rush. They would also sign other players inlcuding running back A.J. Dillon, linebacker Patrick Johnson and cornerback Adoree’ Jackson.

The offseason saw the Eagles having to let go of a lot of their roster, including safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who they would trade to the Texans after having six interceptions last season. They also lost starting guard Mekhi Becton, who was a star on the Eagles’ elite offensive line last year. Other names the Eagles lost this offseason included cornerback Darius Slay, defensive end Josh Sweat, defensive lineman Milton Williams, running back Kenneth Gainwell, quarterback Kenny Pickett and wide receiver Paris Campbell.

The Eagles draft added to their already talented defense, drafting linebacker Jihad Campbell out of Alabama with the 31st overall pick. Campbell had 117 tackles last season and will add versatility to the Eagles’ defense. They also drafted safety Andrew Mukuba out of Texas in the second round, defensive tackle Ty Robinson out of Nebraska in the fourth round and cornerback Mac McWilliams out of Central Florida in the fifth round.

The Eagles will be circled on every team’s schedule this season as the defending champions. The Eagles have the fourth most-challenging schedule in the NFL, according to Fox Sports, this season in a very competitive NFC and NFC East division. The Eagles open the season with the first NFL regular-season game against a division rival, the Dallas Cowboys, at home, where they won twice last season. They follow that up with the Super Bowl rematch in week two vs the Chiefs in Kansas City. The Eagles will face a challenge almost every week this season, playing 10 playoff teams from last season, including the Packers, Rams, and Commanders, whom they all beat on their way to the Super Bowl last season.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES SCHEDULE & TICKET DEALS

• Week 1: Sept. 4 vs. Dallas Cowboys (NFL Kickoff Game, Thursday Night Football)
• Week 2: Sept. 14 at Kansas City Chiefs
• Week 3: Sept. 21 vs. Los Angeles Rams
• Week 4: Sept. 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Week 5: Oct. 5 vs. Denver Broncos
• Week 6: Oct. 9 at New York Giants (Thursday Night Football)
• Week 7: Oct. 19 at Minnesota Vikings
• Week 8: Oct. 26 vs. New York Giants
• Week 9: Bye Week
• Week 10: Nov. 10 at Green Bay Packers (Monday Night Football)
• Week 11: Nov. 16 vs. Detroit Lions (Sunday Night Football)
• Week 12: Nov. 23 at Dallas Cowboys
• Week 13: Nov. 28 vs. Chicago Bears (Black Friday Friday Night Football)
• Week 14: Dec. 8 at Los Angeles Chargers (Monday Night Football)
• Week 15: Dec. 14 vs. Las Vegas Raiders
• Week 16: Dec. 20 at Washington Commanders (Saturday; time TBD)
• Week 17: Dec. 28 at Buffalo Bills
• Week 18: vs. Washington Commanders (date and time TBD)

Philadelphia Eagles Season/Game Odds

The Eagles are favored to win the Super Bowl again, with odds of +700, and to repeat as NFC Championship winners, with odds of +340. Philadelphia also opens week one as +7 favorites vs the Cowboys in the first game of the NFL season. They are also favored in 15 of their 17 games, with the exceptions being underdogs in week two against the Chiefs and week 17 against the Bills. 

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The “Tush Push,” which has been one of the most highly debated plays in football, will find its fate a different day.

At the annual NFL owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, the Green Bay Packers officially proposed the ban. The vote was split directly down the middle, with 16 teams in favor of the ban and 16 teams opposing it.

For an outright ban, at least 2/3 of the vote or 24 teams are required to vote in favor of the ruling.

The “Tush Push” has become popularized because of the Philadelphia Eagles, for whom the play has become automatic in third/fourth-and-short situations. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is lined up under center, while at the snap, players from behind push him forward.

While the play has been essential to finding success for the Eagles, other teams have struggled to replicate the same effectiveness. When playing the Eagles, NFL teams try to come up with innovative ways to stop the “Tush Push.”

Eagles head coach called the move to ban the play “a little insulting.”

In the NFC Championship, the Washington Commanders experimented with a strategy in which linebacker Frankie Luvu timed his jump over the line of scrimmage. Although the play went viral, it was ineffective.

The debate about fairness centers around the decision to ban a play that primarily benefits one team. The greater risk lies with player safety. Some want the play banned because of the injury risks to both the quarterback and linemen.

Questions about player safety and the fairness of the play have been highly debated for multiple years. Given the passion of the debate, it’s no surprise that after one vote, the dust isn’t settled.

As of now, “The Brotherly Shove” is here to stay.

It’s the play that the Philadelphia Eagles have perfected over the past couple of seasons. The one with which Jalen Hurts scored the first touchdown in their Super Bowl LIX victory. The one that failed the Buffalo Bills in the do-or-die last drive of their AFC Championship. It has many names – the Brotherly Shove, or more commonly, the Tush Push. And now it may be banned in the NFL.

The NFL’s executive vice president of football operations, Troy Vincent, announced Monday that a team had submitted a rules proposal to ban the tush push. On Tuesday, the Green Bay Packers took ownership of the proposal.

“I know we’re not very successful against it, I know that,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said on the topic at the NFL Combine.

“We do have a club playing-rule proposal around the tush push. It’s the way they deemed it, the tush push. … It’s on our agenda. The club proposal is, ‘We need to make some adjustments to that. Is that a viable football play?'”

The play has achieved the most scrutiny at the hands of the Eagles and the Bills, largely because they have been so successful when using it. The rest of the NFL has a 71% success rate when using the tush push, compared to 87% for the Eagles and Bills. The Packers’ specific ire at the play seems to stem from their playoff elimination by the Eagles, following which president and CEO Mark Murphy took to the Packers website to call for its elimination.

“There is no skill involved, and it is almost an automatic first down on plays of a yard or less,” Murphy wrote. “I would like to see the league prohibit pushing or aiding the run.”

In response to the proposal, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni called the idea that the tush push is automatic “a little insulting.”

“The fact that it’s [portrayed] as an automatic thing, we work really hard, and our guys are talented at this play, and so it’s a little insulting to say we’re good at it so it’s automatic. We work really hard at it.”

The heaviest argument for a tush push ban, though, is in the likelihood of injury, which has incurred concern from many observers, including Bills head coach Sean McDermott. Despite his team’s success with the play over the past year, Buffalo has run the play barely half the number of times as the Eagles.

“To me, there’s always been an injury risk with that play, and I’ve expressed that opinion for the last couple of years or so when it really started to come into play the way it’s being used, especially a year ago,” said McDermott. “So, I just feel like, player safety and the health and safety of our players has to be at the top of our game, which it is. It’s just that play to me has always been … or the way that the techniques that are used with that play, to me have been potentially contrary to the health and safety of the players. And so again, you have to go back though in fairness to the injury data on the play, but I just think the optics of it, I’m not in love with.”

He went on to discuss how the Bills try to minimize player risk in their tush push, noting that “one team in particular” exerted a lot of force upon the quarterback.

Sirianni rejected that notion as well, calling it “a little made up.”

“Now, the numbers will tell the truth,” he said, “but I don’t think there was many injuries with it this year. I can’t remember one injury we had on that play, and we ran it more that everybody else. Just because it’s a successful play for us doesn’t mean that it should go away.”

NFL owners could vote on the controversial proposal next month at the annual league meeting. If examined, the measure would require the assent of 24 of 32 owners.

The Philadelphia Eagles promoted Kevin Patullo to their offensive coordinator position Wednesday, replacing Kellen Moore. Patullo has been Philadelphia’s passing game coordinator since 2021 and has also served as associate head coach since 2023.

Coming off a Super Bowl victory, the Eagles are dealing with routine staff turnover heading into the 2025 season. Moore, a 36-year-old upstart, took the next natural step and accepted a head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints earlier this month. Philadelphia chose to hire internally to replace him, a clear sign of confidence in the current system. Head coach Nick Sirianni and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio will remain with the team.

Patullo is taking over the Eagles offense with two decades of coaching experience. After short stints as a graduate assistant, he accepted his first NFL job with the Chiefs in 2007 and has been employed in the NFL nearly every season since. Over time, he gained a reputation as a passing game specialist and worked with quarterbacks and wide receivers for the Titans, Jets and Colts before heading to Philadelphia.

The Eagles’ Super Bowl victory was the first major success in Patullo’s career, and many might argue that the passing game was the least potent facet of the Eagles’ game this year. Running back Saquon Barkley and Fangio’s defense played massive roles, with the latter force making the difference against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in the final game.

On the other hand, Patullo’s past contributions only matter so much, as he is inheriting one of the league’s best offenses. Quarterback Jalen Hurts has an embarrassment of options in the passing game, led by wide receivers A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith. Barkley is coming off a 2,000-yard rushing season. Patullo’s advantage is familiarity, as he has already worked with all of these players and should be able to pick up where Moore left off.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had no answers for the Philadelphia Eagles’ relentless defense, and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts kept the offense in control.

Kansas City’s dreams of a Super Bowl three-peat fell apart in a one-sided affair.

The Eagles clinched their second Super Bowl victory with a 40-22 rout of the Chiefs, fueled by Cooper DeJean’s pick-6 and Josh Sweat’s constant pressure on Mahomes.

Philadelphia took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when Saquon Barkley pushed Hurts into the end zone from the 1-yard line.

Two touchdown passes and a tush push score earned Hurts Super Bowl MVP, while Vic Fangio’s defense was so suffocating that the Eagles didn’t have to rely on Barkley.

With 67 rushing yards, Barkley broke Terrell Davis‘ single-season rushing record, playoffs included, while Hurts tallied 221 passing yards.

After Jake Elliott’s 48-yard field goal put the Eagles ahead 10-0, Sweat and Jalyx Hunt delivered back-to-back sacks on Mahomes, forcing him into a desperate throw that DeJean intercepted and returned 38 yards for a touchdown, making it 17-0.

The Eagles’ defense made history against Mahomes, forcing his first career playoff pick-6 and breaking his streak of 297 passes without an interception.

Zack Baun picked off Mahomes for the second time just before halftime, setting up Hurts’ 12-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Brown to extend the lead to 24-0.

Barkley had a quiet first half, picking up only 31 rushing yards.

Hurts connected with DeVonta Smith on a 46-yard touchdown pass, making it 34-0 late in the third quarter.

Mahomes found Xavier Worthy for a 24-yard touchdown to put the Chiefs on the board, but the 2-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful. He later threw two late touchdown passes—one to DeAndre Hopkins and another to Worthy—when the game was already out of reach.

A 32-yard completion from Hurts to Brown on fourth-and-2 was negated by an offensive pass interference penalty after Brown made contact with Trent McDuffie’s facemask.

The Eagles gained a fresh set of downs when McDuffie was penalized for unnecessary roughness on Dallas Goedert after a third-and-5 pass was incomplete.

Hurts hit Jahan Dotson with a 27-yard pass to set up a 1-yard touchdown run on the next play.

Mahomes was undefeated in eight matchups against Fangio-led defenses, until the veteran coordinator got the better of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. The loss brought Reid’s Super Bowl record to 3-3, including a loss with the Eagles.

Philadelphia’s defense overwhelmed Mahomes, sacking him a career-high six times, including 2.5 from Sweat and two by Milton Williams – all without Fangio sending a single blitz.

The Green Bay Packers remain the only NFL team that has won three straight Super Bowls, doing so in two separate stretches: 1929-31 and 1965-67.

Nearly two years ago, quarterback Jalen Hurts led his team back to the locker room in silence. The Philadelphia Eagles had given up 17 points in the fourth quarter, losing the Super Bowl to Patrick Mahomes‘ Kansas City Chiefs by three points. And it was unclear, as always, when they would get the opportunity again.

Two years later, the Chiefs have won the last two Super Bowls, and they’re looking to make that three on Sunday. And the Eagles? They’re back, too – and ready to avenge the loss.

“It’s had a great driving force,” Hurts told reporters. “It lit a flame, lit a fire in me, and to have this opportunity again is exactly what you work for.”

Both the Eagles and Hurts have changed dramatically in the meantime. In 2023, Hurts was coming off an MVP contender season, tossing for 3,701 yards and 22 touchdowns and posting a 68.3 QBR. The Eagles’ gameplan in the Super Bowl revolved heavily around him, yielding 300 yards passing in a game where Hurts was also the leading rusher for the Eagles, with 70 yards.

This year has been different. Philadelphia started the year off at 2-2, as Hurts threw four interceptions and dropped five fumbles (three of which were lost). He attempted at least 30 passes in each game.

Then, the Eagles coaching adapted. Star running back Saquon Barkley began getting the ball more and more, Hurts began to attempt around nine fewer passes per game, and the Eagles started winning – ten in a row, in fact.

The Hurts that returns to the Super Bowl in 2025 is more pragmatic and mature than his younger self, citing the struggles he and the team have gone through to return to the big game. And he’s only gotten more motivated to perform in his role – whatever it may be – to help the Eagles win the rematch.

“You’ve got to be able to finish,” Hurts said, “and that’s going to take great focus, a great week of prep this week, putting it all together.”

As the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs prepare for a Super Bowl rematch, the traditional playbook for both teams is likely being refined and sharpened in the interest of making one final push. 

As both teams look for ways to keep their opponent off-balance, both coaching staffs are likely landing on the same answer: quarterback mobility. It could very well decide the Super Bowl.

To get to this point, the Eagles and Chiefs have relied on certain strengths, some similar and others vastly different. Philadelphia has leaned heavily on running back Saquon Barkley, who rushed for 2,005 yards in the regular season, and Jalen Hurts’ physicality on rushes, scrambles and sneaks. Kansas City has relied on Patrick Mahomes’ arm, which led the team to countless one-score victories this year. Both teams boast daunting run defenses as well, which have been vastly helpful in forcing turnovers and keeping them in close games. 

In the playoffs, the Eagles have simply perfected the system they used in the regular season. Barkley remains a bell cow, and Hurts has been a powerhouse out of the pocket, rushing 23 times for four touchdowns in three games. 

In their postseason run, however, the Chiefs have stepped things up a notch. Mahomes has finally begun leaving the pocket, a change that absolutely killed the Texans and Bills. Buffalo could have dealt with Mahomes’ arm, but his legs were what eventually sent the Bills packing in the AFC Championship game.

In the process of shedding their regular-season identity, the Chiefs have come to rely on Mahomes’ full arsenal, something they intentionally restrain most of the year. This is the same reason Travis Kelce has become notorious for quiet ends to the regular season late in his career. Kansas City prefers to preserve its stars and unleash them at opportune times.

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With Mahomes capable of breaking off massive chunk plays through the air and on the ground, the Chiefs have again become the most dangerous offense in the NFL. The team’s defense has always been elite. If the Eagles have any chance, it will depend on Barkley pulling through by himself. Hurts will have to outplay Mahomes. Doing that in the passing game is practically impossible, but he’s one of a handful of quarterbacks in the league who can do so by rushing.

The last time these two teams played in a Super Bowl, the Eagles were the better team in most areas, and Mahomes made up the difference. This time around, the Chiefs are the ones playing with more chips. Hurts is Philadelphia’s only meaningful variable, the team’s most dynamic player whose performance can singlehandedly make the difference or lead directly to another defeat.

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Two offensive linemen described Jalen Hurts as “sharp” in his return to practice Wednesday. Hurts has missed the last two weeks after suffering a concussion in Week 16 against the Commanders.

“He looked sharp, I’ll be honest,” offensive tackle Jordan Mailata told NBC Sports. “He looked really sharp, brought a lot of energy. He was out there in short sleeves. I’ve been in his position before with a concussion, and when you miss time, you try and find ways to get back as fast as you can, but I think he did a great job of dealing with that and coming back as sharp as he did today and I thought he had a phenomenal practice.”

Fellow offensive lineman Lane Johnson used the same word to describe Hurts at practice, suggesting that he is prepared for the postseason.

Along with newly acquired running back Saquon Barkley, Hurts helped lead the Eagles back into Super Bowl contention in 2024. After a humiliating collapse and playoff loss against the Buccaneers to end the 2023 season, Philadelphia went 14-3 to earn the second seed this year. Hurts threw for 2,903 yards and 18 touchdowns in 15 starts, proving to be an effective complement to Barkley as the team turned more toward the running game. 

His 2024 season was not without its frustrating moments for Hurts, who was criticized for failing to find wide receivers A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith at several low points early in the year. His part in the team’s success eventually became undeniable, however, as the Eagles won 10 straight games between October and mid-December. The streak only ended in a 36-33 defeat against the Washington Commanders; the game Hurts exited in the first quarter.

A late quarterback setback often proves deadly for a team’s playoff hopes, as it often leads to a stark momentum shift. That may not be the case this time around, though, as Philadelphia still finished the season strong. If Hurts can regain his form from before the concussion, the team should be able to take down the seventh-seeded Packers in advance. Even if he isn’t quite prepared out of the gate, Barkley figures to play a major role out of the backfield, which could give him more time to adjust.

Two seasons ago, Hurts was crowned an elite franchise quarterback when he took the Eagles to the Super Bowl. People were just as quick to take that title away from him when the team skidded down the stretch last year. With Barkley rushing for 2,000 yards in his first season away from the Giants, Hurts has not taken the lion’s share of credit for the team’s resurgence to this point, but his previous playoff success could make him a priceless asset in the next few weeks.

Just two days after the Philadelphia Eagles hired a new defensive coordinator in Vic Fangio, the Eagles hired former L.A. Chargers and Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore on Saturday.

After four years with the Cowboys, Moore spent just one year with the Chargers and will leave a key vacancy for their new head coach and recent national champion Jim Harbaugh to fill.

At 35, he is fairly experienced in creating passing schemes, game-planning and calling plays, something Eagles fans did not approve of in Brian Johnson, who was taking on these responsibilities for the first time in his coaching career. Moore spent time coaching Dak Prescott and Justin Herbert in his previous jobs, so he’s no stranger to coaching elite-level quarterbacks. However, he will need to adjust to a different skillset in Jalen Hurts, who is a more mobile quarterback with different strengths compared to Prescott and Herbert.

Eagles fans had a bone to pick with Johnson during their 1-6 run to end the season and first-round exit in the playoffs. Something changed in the offense after their 10-0 start, and the Eagles will hope that Moore can restore and maintain some of that offensive production heading into the 2024 season. He is a favorable option compared to Kliff Kingsbury and Jerrod Johnson, two other candidates for the position.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirriani proved himself by building an offense around Hurts since he joined the team. He’s faced challenges before and overcame them, but next year, he will need to adjust to new play callers and build a different offensive scheme, especially with the coming retirement of their all-pro center and leader, Jason Kelce.

The loyalty of Eagles fans is strong, but their hate for the Cowboys often proves itself even stronger. Let’s see how they react to a former Cowboy sitting at the helm of their offense next year.

Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Landon Dickerson received thumb surgery Wednesday after injuring his hand Monday in a game against the Seattle Seahawks. He will miss at least one game but the team is not placing him on the Injured Reserve list.

It is unclear when Dickerson sustained his injury, as he played nearly every offensive snap for the Eagles Monday. The only play he missed was after his face mask nearly detached from his helmet early in the first quarter and he had to have it fixed on the sidelines.

Dickerson has already been ruled out of the Eagles’ game against the Giants on Christmas Day. There isn’t an official timetable for his recovery yet, but he could be available as early as Week 17.

Dodging a serious injury on the offensive line is extremely important for Philadelphia, a team that has struggled in recent weeks after amassing a 10-1 record to start the season. The Eagles are now 10-4 after consecutive losses to the 49ers, Cowboys and Seahawks, putting them on the back foot in the NFC with the playoffs fast approaching. Keeping one of the best offensive lines in football together will be a necessary step in their bounce-back effort.

After three tough matchups in a row, Philadelphia’s schedule is significantly easier to end the regular season. The team plays the Giants in Weeks 16 and 18 and the Cardinals in Week 17. Both of these teams are expected to miss the playoffs, though New York could play up to its division rival as NFC East teams have been known to do in the past.

The Eagles’ problems as of late, from Jalen Hurts’ ineffective passing attack to a porous defense, do not concern Dickerson or the rest of Philadelphia’s offensive line. But a long-term loss to that offensive line would have removed one of the constants that have made the team so successful in recent years. It appears that that crisis has been averted, as Dickerson will return soon.

For this Super Bowl, it’s tough to pick a winner and there are just too many variables that make it wait and see.

Odds makers favor the Philadelphia Eagles by 1.5 points.

However, that’s of course a super thin margin. In comparison with last year, the Los Angeles Rams, which went on to win the Super Bowl, were favored by 4.5 points.

While the Eagles won its two playoff games convincingly, many would argue it has yet to face a big test this postseason.

In the NFC championship game, for example, both Brock Purdy and backup quarterback Josh Johnson got hurt.

Since Johnson was out in the concussion protocol, Purdy was forced to play with a torn UCL in his right elbow and literally could not throw the football.

The Kansas City Chiefs, on the other hand, have had to overcome adversity.

Most notably, star quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a high ankle sprain in the AFC divisional round.

While he’s been in obvious pain at times, he still found a way to lead the Chiefs back to the Super Bowl.

Remarkably, Mahomes has thrown for more than 500 yards this postseason with four touchdown passes and no interceptions on perhaps one foot.

But now it looks like he might be at or close to full strength, as he has practiced fully this week.

I certainly wouldn’t bet against Mahomes – especially now.

Also, the Chiefs defense stepped up big time in the AFC Championship game – forcing Joe Burrow to throw two interceptions.

That said, Philadelphia Eagles have a lot of talent all the way through its lineup.

Whether it’s Jalen Hurts throwing touchdown passes to AJ Brown, the rushing attack or making plays on the defensive side of the ball – the Eagles can beat teams in so many ways.

It’s going to come down to which team is best prepared to play and how much of the game Mahomes can control.

Eight Philadelphia Eagles players have been invited to the 2022 Pro Bowl, a league-leading number this season for the 13-1 NFC powerhouse. Six of them have been named as starters at their respective positions, more than the number invited by all but three other teams in the NFL.

In the NFL’s roster announcement Wednesday, the league revealed that quarterback Jalen Hurts, wide receiver A.J. Brown, tackle Lane Johnson, guard Landon Dickerson, center Jason Kelce and cornerback Darius Slay would all start for the NFC in the Pro Bowl. Running back Miles Sanders and outside linebacker Haason Reddick were also named as reserves.

“I’m blessed. I still have a lot more to do. It feels great to have people recognize my talent and the work I’ve done this year, but I and we still have a lot more work to do,” Brown said after the announcement.

Behind the Eagles’ eight players in this year’s game, only the Kansas City Chiefs have seven, including quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce. The Ravens and 49ers each had six players selected while the Vikings had five.

Only two teams — the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars — did not receive a single invite. Many consider Bears quarterback Justin Fields to be one of the biggest snubs in 2022, though few have argued that he should have replaced Hurts.

As the league’s top team, the Eagles’ eight Pro Bowl selections make sense, as the team has proven superior on both sides of the ball during the regular season. Hurts and Brown have quickly become one of the deadliest duos in the league in less than one full season behind one of the league’s stoutest offensive lines. Meanwhile, defensive contributors like Slay and Reddick have helped hold Philadelphia’s opponents to just 19.1 points per game in 2022, sixth best in the NFL.

“It’s cool,” Kelce said. “Hopefully, we’re busier at that time of the year than having any of us go to the Pro Bowl.”

Skip Bayless is back to saying outrageous things.

In yesterday’s show of Skip and Shannon: Undisputed, the sports personality was asked whether or not Patrick Mahomes should be the favorite to win the most valuable player award after Jalen Hurts‘ performance last night.

“Right now, the more valuable player has been Jalen Hurts to date,” Bayless said.

And Shannon Sharpe did not take too kindly to it, noting that Hurts is the most valuable player only on his team.

“Mahomes is the most valuable player in the NFL,” Sharpe fiercely said in response.

The two continued to debate and brought up wins and losses, along with statistics.

“You’re blinded by the numbers,” Bayless said.

And Sharpe lost his mind.

“You talk about numbers and that’s all you talk about Brady [and] Jordan,”

“Now numbers don’t matter,” a frustrated Sharpe added.

But it gets even better.

Bayless then brought up the eye test and claimed that he doesn’t like what he sees from Mahomes.

Sharpe asked, “Are you Blind? Can you not see that Mahomes is a better quarterback?

And Bayless later asked, “Who has played better?”

Sharpe immediately screamed “Mahomes!”

Last night, in the Philadelphia Eagle’s first loss of the season, Hurts threw for 175 yards along with two touchdowns and one interception.

On the season, Hurts has thrown for 2,217 yards, 14 touchdowns and has a quarterback rating of 63.7.

Mahomes on the year ranks first in the league in passing yards with 2,936 and first in touchdowns thrown with 25.

His QBR is 78.6, which ranks second in the NFL.

Hurts is a great player, but not on the same level as Mahomes – even in an impressive season.

But this is not the first and likely not the last time Bayless has said something absurd.

How about when he told his former ESPN First Take partner Stephen a Smith that Andrew Bynum was better than Dwight Howard in the prime of his career?

And who can forget when Bayless said that Tim Tebow was a bigger box-office draw than Kobe Bryant – forcing Smith to talk off the set.

Jalen Hurts earned a lot of scorn from Washington Football Team fans Sunday after his Eagles triumphed 20-16 in Landover, Maryland, though he surely made some friends, too.

Following the game, video shows Hurts about to enter the tunnel at FedEx Field before a railing collapses and fans fell onto the field.

The Eagles’ quarterback, who was inches away from getting hit by a slew of falling fans, then helped up the fans.

“I’m just happy everybody’s safe from it,” Hurts said. “It’s crazy—it’s crazy stuff right there. That was a real dangerous situation. I’m just so happy everybody bounced back from it, it seemed like it.

“Passion of the Eagles fans, I love it.”

The Football Team is aware of the incident.

“To our knowledge, everyone involved was offered onsite medical evaluation and left the stadium of their own accord,” the team said in a statement. “We’re very glad no one appears to have been seriously injured. The safety of our fans and guests is of the utmost importance and we are looking into what occurred.”

The NFL will review the incident.

Indianapolis quarterback Carson Wentz underwent surgery last week on his injured left foot. He is to be sidelined for approximately five to 12 weeks, coach Frank Reich announced.

Wentz had initially held hopes of only resting and rehabbing his foot injury instead of surgery. Wentz wanted to have the possibility to play in the team’s season opener against the Seattle Seahawks. That is no longer the case as he will undergo surgery.

Wentz participated in two training camps with the team but was held off from the third training session on Friday with a foot injury. Offensive coordinator Marcus Brady noted that Wentz felt a “twinge in his foot” when he rolled out and planted to throw late in Thursday’s practice. But doctors examining the quarterback said that surgery was necessary.

Reich said it’s an old injury, possibly from high school. The foot injury was a broken bone that came loose in Wentz’s foot.

The Colts acquired Wentz during the offseason and reunited him with Reich by giving the Philadelphia Eagles a third-round pick in this year’s draft and a conditional second-round pick in the 2022 draft.

The 28-year-old had wanted to use his time in Indianapolis to revive his career. Last season, with the Eagles, Wentz had one of the worst performances of his career. In 12 games, he was sacked 50 times, threw 12 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Philadelphia then benched him in favor of Jalen Hurts.

“The job is Jacob’s right now,” Reich told reporters, referring to second-year quarterback Jacob Eason. “He has to prove it, he knows that. Jacob’s in the driver’s seat.” Eason will continue to receive first-team reps with the possibility of starting with Wentz sidelined.

Rookie wide receiver and 10th overall pick in the NFL draft DeVonta Smith sprained his MCL in training camp, meaning that the new Eagles wideout will be sidelined for two to three weeks.

Philadelphia does not seem too concerned about the severity of Smith’s injury, treating his absence from the field as precautionary.

Smith was attempting to catch a ball thrown low to the ground from quarterback Jalen Hurts when he lunged forward and injured himself. He arose from the ground with a limp and was helped off by a few of his teammates.

Travis Fulgham is expected to get the reps that Smith would have while the latter receiver is sidelined with his injury.

The Philadelphia Eagles are undergoing a rebuilding process.

The Eagles fired head coach Doug Pederson after a disappointing season. In his place, the team hired former Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni as their new head coach. Philadelphia hired Jonathan Gannon as their new defensive coordinator.

The team traded away starting quarterback Carson Wentz to the Colts for a 2021 third-round draft pick and a 2022 conditional second-round pick. The team is shifting towards the Jalen Hurts era, as he will be their starting quarterback. The Eagles also traded up to draft Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith in the 2020 NFL Draft. Philadelphia desperately needed a top-tier wideout so Smith will fit in perfectly with this team. The offense can be pretty good if Hurts performs and running back Miles Sanders can stay healthy.

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Philadelphia Eagles Schedule:

• Week 1: Sun 09/12 at Atlanta Falcons
• Week 2: Sun 09/19 vs San Francisco 49ers
• Week 3: Mon 09/27 at Dallas Cowboys
• Week 4: Sun 10/03 vs Kansas City Chiefs
• Week 5: Sun 10/10 at Carolina Panthers 
• Week 6: Sun 10/14 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
• Week 7: Sun 10/24 at Las Vegas Raiders
• Week 8: Sun 10/31 at Detroit Lions
• Week 9: Sun 11/07 vs Los Angeles Chargers
• Week 10: Sun 11/14 at Denver Broncos
• Week 11: Sun 11/21 vs New Orleans Saints 
• Week 12: Sun 11/28 at New York Giants 
• Week 13: Sun 12/05 at New York Jets 
• Week 14: BYE
• Week 15: Sun 12/19 vs Washington Football Team
• Week 16: Sun 12/26 vs New York Giants
• Week 17: Sun 1/02 at Washington Football Team
• Week 18: Sun 01/09 vs Dallas Cowboys

NFC East: The division title could go to any team within the division. Last season showed how weak the NFC East truly is, as Washington won it with a losing record (7-9). Despite the weak opponents within the division, the Eagles are probably the worst of the four teams. They finished in last place last season with a 4-11-1 record. They may improve slightly, but don’t expect a division title in 2021.

Matchups: The Eagles’ toughest games on their schedule are against the Bucs, Chiefs, Saints and Washington. Aside from those teams, Philadelphia has a generally favorable schedule. Although they will be underdogs in most games this season, most of their contests are winnable.

Overall: The Eagles are not going to be making big noise in the regular season. This season will focus on building young players and seeing if Hurts will emerge as a franchise quarterback.

Prediction: The Eagles will finish with a 6-11 record.

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With his team in the offseason, Jalen Hurts is spending time doing charitable things. Recently, Hurts went to Nottingham to visit a seven-year-old boy named Erick.

The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback not only met with Erick and his family but donated $30,000 to the family of seven to use for a new home. The donation comes from a partnership between Hurts and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.

The Foundation works to support those battling childhood cancer. It was Hurts who reached out to the foundation in order to get involved. The two worked together and the 22-year-old quarterback connected with Erick and his family. It was through this that the quarterback found out that Erick’s family lived in a trailer, so he decided to give them a special gift.

The quarterback went and visited the family to spend time with the boy. While he was spending time with them, he gave Erick’s mother the big $30,000 check for a new home. In addition, Hurts invited the boy and his family to join the team at either practice or a game in the 2021 season.

Hurts told ESPN after the visit, “I know they’ve experienced a lot of adversity, they’ve had to deal with a lot of different things.” Hurts added, “One thing I like to do is be encouraging at all times, uplift those around me, and I just wanted to make an impact in the city of Philadelphia, in this area.”

The heartwarming moment could be watched on Twitter.