Daily News | Jalen Hurts and Kyler Murray to meet again in an Eagles-Cardinals showdown
in the NFL, and the offense has proven to be a sizable headache for opposing defenses. Protected by one of the deepest offensive lines in football, Hurts is surrounded by multiple weapons including wide receivers A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Quez Watkins, and Zach Pascal, tight end Dallas Goedert, and running backs Miles Sanders, Kenneth Gainwell, and Boston Scott. The Eagles rank first in explosive plays , second in total offense , and fourth in points per game .
The ever-stoic Hurts has remained levelheaded through it all. Even during his appearance with Peyton and Eli Manning onAnd after fielding questions for nearly 10 minutes on Wednesday afternoon, Hurts went out of his way to address the Cardinals from the auditorium inside the NovaCare Complex: “This is a really good team we’re about to play. They have a really good defense. They’re disruptive up front. They have speed on the back end.
The first edition of Hurts-Murray on Dec. 20, 2020, lived up to its billing. The pair put on memorable performances, with the Eagles losing in a shootout, 33-26. Hurts, who was a rookie at the time, finished with 401 combined yards and four touchdowns , while Murray had a career-high 406 passing yards and an identical four touchdowns .
Hurts’ performance was commendable considering that more than half of the main players he targeted that game are no longer with the team. His pass catchers in Week 15 of the 2020 season included wide receivers Alshon Jeffery, Jalen Reagor, Travis Fulgham, Greg Ward, and Watkins, tight ends Zach Ertz and Goedert, and running backs Sanders and Scott. Of that group, only Watkins, Goedert, Sanders, and Scott remain on the Eagles.Ertz’s history with the Eagles runs deep.
“I know Jalen is one of the hardest working players that I have ever been around,” Ertz said. “Even though we didn’t play together for a long time, we were able to have fun throwing after practice. Just working on our craft together for that short amount of time.Inquirer Eagles beat reporters EJ Smith and Josh Tolentino preview the team’s Week 5 game against the Arizona Cardinals and Zach Ertz.
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