Pre-Hurts, Doug Pederson’s offense was simply incapable of standing in the middle of the ring and throwing haymakers with a 526-yard performance fueled by playmakers like Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins. Rebounding from the adversity of a 16-0 deficit against such an offensive powerhouse would have been a laughable prediction.
But that’s exactly what happened on Sunday when Hurts generated 401 yards by himself in his second professional start — 338 passing with three touchdowns and another 63 on the ground with score No. 4.
The Eagles ultimately lost 33-26, of course, but were still throwing bombs into the waning seconds, nearly giving Pederson the difficult decision of going for the win or trying to force overtime with backup holder Zach Ertz, forced into unfamiliar territory after a Cam Johnston concussion.