Eagles, Cowboys Meet In Altered States, Close To Elimination
The preseason favorites in the NFC East are set to meet in Week 16 without their franchise QBs starting and on the brink of elimination.
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The preseason favorites in the NFC East are set to meet in Week 16 without their franchise QBs starting and on the brink of elimination.
For Philadelphia fans, there was heartbreak, bubbles, and what felt like routine pain.
In a not-so-shocking announcement, head coach Doug Pederson said Monday that Hurts will be behind center for the third straight game when the Eagles (4-9-1) visit Dallas (5-9) on Sunday.
Hurts threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 63 and a score in only his second career start.
Hurts threw for 338 yards and had four total touchdowns, but the Eagles fell, 33-26, to the Cardinals on Sunday.
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The Eagles pulled out an upset win over the Saints Sunday with an offense that looked better than it has all season. Now the question is, why?
Hurts led the Birds to the win column for the first time five weeks with a 24-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
Hurts ran for 106 yards and threw for 167 yards and one touchdown as the Birds snapped a four-game losing streak, keeping them within reach of first place in the woeful NFC East.
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Pederson said that the Eagles didn't expect to be in this position -- 3-8-1, the playoffs an extreme longshot, and the franchise quarterback reduced to a backup.
Eyewitness News received mixed reactions to the move from Eagles nation.
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz will back up Jalen Hurts this Sunday.
Though Pederson says he will wait to decide who will start against New Orleans this Sunday, people Eyewitness News spoke to said they know exactly what they would do if they called the shots.