This was one of the best games of Jalen Hurts’ career. Against the Minnesota Vikings, Hurts finished with a perfect passer rating (158.3), completing 19 of 23 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns. The ball placement, timing, command, and confidence were all elite. This Philadelphia Eagles performance was a weird one to break down. Parts of the game showed the same structural problems that have plagued this offense all season. It still feels like too often the plays rely on the quarterback and receivers being superhuman rather than well-coached, but there were things I liked about the design this week, too. Let’s do this.

Offense

The plan was clearly to get under center more, use heavier personnel, and try to establish the run. Hurts took 20 snaps under center and it was apparent ear

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