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Jalen Hurts makes NFL history during Eagles win over Cowboys
By Sydney Hunte
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Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles took down the Dallas Cowboys in a Week 10 NFC East contest, winning 34-6 at AT&T Stadium.
The Eagles took a 14-6 lead into the locker room before scoring the game’s final 20 points. Despite getting sacked 5 times and throwing an interception, Hurts accounted for 4 touchdowns on the afternoon, passing for 202 yards and a pair of scores while taking 7 carries for 56 yards and two more TDs.
That brought Hurts’ total to 10 rushing touchdowns for the season, setting a new mark for NFL quarterbacks: he became the first QB in league history with at least 10 rushing TDs in 4 seasons and the first to record double-digit scores on the ground in 4 straight years.
After 3 rushing touchdowns in his rookie season in 2020, Hurts totaled 10 in 2021 before posting 13 in 2022 and 15 in 2023. With 8 games to go in the regular season, it’s not out of the question to see him eclipse his 2023 number.
As for the Eagles, they’ve been on a roll in recent weeks. After starting the season at 2-2, they’ve won their last 5 games.
They’ll look to make it 6 in a row in Week 11, hosting the Washington Commanders on Thursday night in a massive game between the first- and second-place teams in the NFC East.
Jalen Hurts is the first QB in #NFL history with 4 seasons of 10+ rush TD — breaking a tie with Cam Newton.
Hurts is also the first QB in NFL history with 4 straight seasons of 10+ rush TD.
Hurts is the only QB in league history to do this in consecutive seasons.#Eagles
— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) November 10, 2024
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
