You do what you have to do to win games, and there are few in the NFL who win games as well as Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. In defeating the Dallas Cowboys 24-20 on Thursday night, Hurts upped his record as a starter since the 2022 season to 38-10 and at the end of the day – or very, very long night as was the case for Philadelphia in Week 1 – isn't winning all that matters?
"To us, yeah, that's the only thing that matters and Jalen wins football games," All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson said. "He knows how to rise to the moment and find a way. Sometimes it isn't the way we draw it up, but doesn't matter. He wins. We're here to win."
Hurts opened his 2025 season with a gem against Dallas, slicing up the Cowboys' defense with a short, controlled passing game and taking some opportunistic jaunts with his legs. If you write down the numbers, they add up to this: 152 passing yards, 62 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns. Taking a deeper dive, there were some other extremely important and impressive numbers Hurts produced as the Eagles head into the long weekend 1-0:
* He did not turn the football over in the combined 37 "touches" (23 passing attempts, 14 rushing attempts).
* Hurts had three kneeldowns at the very end of the game after he converted a third-and-3 situation with a win-icing run for 4 yards, so take that into account for his total production. Oh, and with those runs – many of which came as Hurts saw openings after dropping back to pass and used his legs to gain yardage – Hurts picked up five first downs.
* He completed 19 of his 23 passing attempts and compiled a passer rating of 94.2.
* The Eagles were efficient offensively in the red zone, scoring touchdowns on all three drives inside the Dallas 20-yard line.
* Philadelphia scored a touchdown on all three of its first-half possessions and opened the second half with a field goal drive.