Jalen Hurts drawing praise across social media after dominant 1st half vs. Vikings
By Sydney Hunte
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Jalen Hurts is putting on a show as the Philadelphia Eagles are hosting the Minnesota Vikings on “Monday Night Football”.
Through 1 half of play, the former Alabama and Oklahoma quarterback is 17-of-20 passing for 251 yards and a touchdown. But he’s getting it done with his feet as well: 7 carries for 50 yards and 2 touchdowns. The 2nd one put the Eagles up by 2 touchdowns as they took a 21-7 lead just before the 2-minute warning:
MAXIMUM EFFORT‼️ @JalenHurts
?: #MINvsPHI on ABC pic.twitter.com/CDCx23oO27
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 20, 2022
Hurts had a decent showing in Week 1 in a 38-35 win over the Detroit Lions, completing 18 of his 32 passes for 243 yards but with 0 touchdowns. He did plenty of damage on the ground, though, running 17 times for 90 yards and a touchdown. He’s trending toward ending Week 2 with a much better stat line as the Eagles look to improve to 2-0 on the young season.
And, of course, social media had plenty of reaction to Hurts’ performance, with former NFL safety and current ESPN analyst Ryan Clark wondering if the 3rd-year QB is making an early MVP case:
Jalen Hurts in the too early MVP conversation?
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) September 20, 2022
Jalen Hurts is getting better and better. Eagles have flirted with multiple other QBs. They can stop looking.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) September 20, 2022
Don't look now, but Jalen Hurts is trending toward being a top-10 QB among active starters. #FlyEaglesFly
— Cody Benjamin (@CodyJBenjamin) September 20, 2022
Current Jalen Hurts timeline is my best timeline in a long time. Happy that man is getting his hard-earned respect.
— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) September 20, 2022
jalen hurts MVP
— charles (“you look good” – andy reid) mcdonald (@FourVerts) September 20, 2022
I think I might have been VERY wrong about Jalen Hurts.
— Tank Polvogt (@NatePolvogt) September 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/ButtaHarold/status/1572041114135285761
all of you guys wasted so much time doubting jalen hurts. why would you do that?
— Jordan Schmidt, Local Tall Person (@TallGuySchmidt) September 20, 2022
Eagles mean business. I'm happy for jalen hurts I can't lie
— Edwin ✊??? (@AlreadyElite4) September 20, 2022
@JalenHurts is a baller. He’s a Houston kid & a coach’s son. You can tell. #MINvsPHI #MNF
— KnightRider (@fdknight) September 20, 2022
The Eagles lead 24-7 at halftime.
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.
