on Sunday 31-7 winning over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts made NFL history.
With 43 seconds remaining in Sunday’s third round, Hurts raced to the one-yard score, his 15th touchdown on the ground in the year, including knockouts. Based on ESPN stats and informationthat’s the highest in NFL history, surpassing former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who scored a rush 14 points in 2011.
Against arguably one of the most formidable defenses in the NFL, the Hurts fought, ending the night of 15/25 with a 121 yards in the air, another 39 yards of charge and 11 takedowns.
Hurts quelled doubts and brought the Eagles to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2017. However, Hurts distracted attention from himself after the Eagles’ bold win.
“I won’t do this about me, this is a special city,” painful to say. “They deserve everything that’s going on. We’ve got another one.”
Only 24 years and 175 days old, Hurts is Ut quarterback led the Eagles to the Super Bowl in franchise history, surpassing Donovan McNabb, who reached Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005 at the age of 28 years and 73 days.
Following Sunday’s win in the conference title game, Hurts has improved his record at the start of this season to a remarkable number. 16-1. Now, he is just one win away from winning the Lombardi Cup.
