Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had never been sacked seven times in a game before Sunday. The Los Angeles Rams accomplished that, but Hurts and the Eagles still came away with a 28-22 victory in a NFC second-round game.
Hurts seemed to come away with something else, too – an injury.
The former Alabama signal-caller was slow to get up after a sack on the final play of the first half and late to come out of the locker room for the second half. After a third-quarter sack, Hurts made a trip to the sideline medical tent and returned with a brace on his left knee.
So the first question at Hurts’ postgame press conference inquired about his knee.
“A tough game, a challenging game,” Hurts said. “I was able to finish the game. We’ll see how the week goes.”
If that sparks worry among Philadelphia fans, Hurts said he was confident he would play when the Eagles square off against the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game at 2 p.m. CST Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The winner of the game will play in Super Bowl LIX.
“This what you work for,” Hurts said. “This is what all of our energy, all of my energy has been geared towards.”
The Eagles defeated the Rams behind three long touchdown runs and two fourth-quarter fumbles.
Hurts opened the scoring with a 44-yard run on the sixth snap of the game. Running back Saquon Barkley scored on a 62-yard run as Philadelphia took a 13-7 lead with 1:07 left in the first quarter and a 78-yard run as the Eagles went up 28-15 with 4:36 to play.
