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The Jacksonville Jaguars dropped another challenging game on Sunday. Their game against the Philadelphia Eagles was one of their most competitive games of the season. Still, the Jaguars went home with a loss.
Mark Chichester of Pro Football Focus noted that the Eagles’ stars came to play. Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley performed well against the Jaguars and were crucial in ensuring the Eagles didn’t lose after building such a significant lead.
“Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley delivered standout performances to help the Philadelphia Eagles overcome some self-imposed obstacles in a 28-23 win over the Jaguars in Week 9,” Chichester said.
“Hurts completed 19 of his 25 passes for 238 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions, while also adding 66 rushing yards and a score on the ground. Barkley complemented him with 150 rushing yards and a touchdown of his own.
Chichester noted that questionable decisions by the Eagles’ coaching staff kept the game close for longer than if the Eagles had simply taken the easy points. Not doing so, however, allowed Jacksonville to get back into the game.
“Head coach Nick Sirianni opted not to get easy points as the Eagles went 0-for-2 on fourth downs and missed all three of their two-point attempts,” Chichester said. “These decisions led to a long 57-yard field goal attempt by Jake Elliott with 2:16 to go, which he missed, giving Jacksonville the ball at their own 47-yard line.
The Jaguars’ go-ahead goal was cut short when Trevor Lawrence misfired on a reverse throw into the end zone, a throw that linebacker Nakobe Dean intercepted for his first career pick.
Chichester named Hurts its player of the game after he earned his highest PFF grade of the season. The porous Jaguars defense was exactly what the Eagles needed at this point in the season.
‘Jalen Hurts seems to have found his niche’ Chichester said. “After starting the season with five consecutive single-game passes below 71.0, Hurts has now posted a score above 75.0 in each of his last three games, with this performance (90.9) a season-best marks.
“He was especially effective on deep passes, connecting on all four attempts of more than 20 yards for 127 yards and two touchdowns, generating a perfect passer rating of 158.3 on those throws.
“As always, Hurts was a force on the ground, with 66 yards, one touchdown and three first downs on thirteen rushing attempts. Two of those carries went for 10 or more yards, and he averaged 5.1 yards per carry on the day.
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