The Philadelphia Eagles came up just short in Sunday's 38-35 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, but quarterback Jalen Hurts absolutely rose to the occasion in Super Bowl LVII.

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Hurts, who has shined in big moments all season long, saved his best effort for last. In the loss, Hurts finished 27-of-38 passing for 304 yards, adding 70 yards and three scores rushing. Unfortunately, he also coughed up a costly fumble that led to a Chiefs scoop-and-score touchdown.

Without Hurts’ fluke turnover, he played as close to a perfect game as is possible. A controversial defensive penalty call that went against Philly with just under two minutes remaining was the only thing that kept Hurts from leading a game-tying, or even a potentially game-winning, drive late in the fourth quarter.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni raved about his quarterback after the gut-wrenching loss.

“To me, Jalen played the best game I’ve seen him play in the two years we’ve been together,” Sirianni said. “He was outstanding. I really thought he was in complete control. He did things with his legs in the run game, he did things with his arm in the pass game, made some unbelievable throws, unbelievable reads.”

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“I thought he played outstanding. Really you look at the game and that’s good for the NFL in the sense that the two best quarterbacks in the NFL played against each other on the biggest stage in the biggest lights. Jalen played great.”

Hurts earned tons of respect around the league for his play in 2022. While the sting of this loss won’t fade any time soon, nobody would be surprised to see Hurts lead the Eagles back to the promised land.

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