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Roob’s Eagles Stats: A Jalen Hurts special edition after another masterpiece – NBCSP Here’s our Special Edition Jalen Hurts Stats after the greatest
regular-season performance of his career. 1. Hurts’ 108.9 passer rating is highest in Eagles history through seven games. The previous high was Carson Wentz’s 108.1 in 2018. Hurts is only the third quarterback ever with 70 percent completion percentage, 11 or more passing TDs and one or fewer interceptions through seven games. The others are Alex Smith in 2017 and Drew Brees in 2018. 2A. The Vikings went into the game Sunday with the No. 2 pass defense in the NFL, allowing just 157.6 yards per game. Hurts became only the third player in history with a perfect 158.3 rating against a team ranked first or second in pass defense going into the game. Former Eagle Ken O’Brien did it with the Jets against the top-ranked Seahawks in Week 9 of the 1986 season and Kerry Collins of the Giants did it in Week 16 of the 2002 season against the 2nd-ranked Colts defense.
Brandon Graham officially coming out of retirement to play for the Eagles – BGN
Brandon Graham is back. The Philadelphia Eagles are finalizing a deal with their two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive end, according to a report from NFL insider Adam Schefter. UPDATE: The team officially confirmed the news.
3 trade deadline deals that make sense for the Eagles, 1.0 – PhillyVoice
I watched a little of Michael Mayer, and I like him. He fights for every inch after the catch, and he’s a good blocker. He’s not the receiver that Dallas Goedert is, but the potential is there, and he has a solid floor. Goedert was available for trade for the better part of the 2025 offseason. He turns 31 in January, but he is still an efficient receiver and an asset as a blocker in the run game. In 2024, he caught 42 passes for 496 yards and 2 TDs in 2024 across 10 regular-season games. In the playoffs last year, good things happened when the ball went Goedert’s way, as he caught 17 passes on 20 targets for 215 yards (10.8 yards per target) and 1 TD. In 2025, Goedert has 27 catches for 261 yards and 5 TDs. But, will he be on the roster in 2026? If the Eagles aren’t sure, then a player like Mayer, whose rookie contract runs through 2026, would make some sense. He could help immediately in the run game and passing game as the TE2, and possibly become the TE1 in 2026 (or in 2025 if Goedert goes down, as he often does). And certainly, the Eagles have players who have learned how to cope with mental health hurdles, namely Lane Johnson.
BG Returns – Iggles Blitz
I would caution you to keep your expectations realistic. In 11 games last year he had 3.5 sacks and 7 QB hits. We all remember how good BG looked in that Rams game, but he wasn’t having a Pro Bowl year. He was a good role player. If BG can come in and be a good role player this season, the move will be a success. There is an added bonus in having him as a leader on one of the youngest defenses in the league. He’s not going to suddenly turn Kelee Ringo into Eric Allen, but it sure can’t hurt to have him around the young guys. Just don’t let BG comment on Hurts and the offense. He put his foot in his mouth last year and hopefully won’t repeat that. We’ll find out the timetable for his return to the field. I’m guessing he’ll need a bit of time to get ready. The Eagles play Sunday and then have a bye. It would be great if he was ready for the first game out of the bye.
Fran’s Film Review: Inside DeVonta Smith’s monster day for the Eagles against Minnesota – PHLY
While we are talking about accessing areas of the field in the passing game, let’s go between the hashes, because a consistent discussion point around Hurts’ abilities as a passer is the low volume of targets attacking the middle of the field. Hurts CAN do it, we’ve seen it in spurts over the years. However, they don’t do it often, and I think that is directly connected with the low volume of under center play-action in the game plan every week. This is not a 2025 issue. This has been consistent under every play caller during the Nick Sirianni/Hurts era. Typically, teams that major in under center play-action also have been the teams that are most effective attacking the middle of the field. Additionally, attacking the middle of the field (especially in today’s NFL) is one of the best way to create explosive plays. The Eagles got a good taste of that in this game with three explosives to DeVonta. We saw the touchdown earlier, but here were a pair of chunk plays in the second half as well.
NFL Week 7: Highest-graded plays of the week – PFF
Jalen Hurts’ deep touchdown to DeVonta Smith. The Philadelphia Eagles’ passing offense got back on track in a big way against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, and Jalen Hurts delivered the throw of the game. Earning a +1.5 PFF grade on the play, Hurts dropped a perfectly placed deep ball to DeVonta Smith in stride, beating the coverage and allowing Smith to continue untouched toward the end zone.
A fine reason to celebrate: How Jalyx Hunt inspired high school students to dream big – PE.com
Hunt, who attended college at Cornell and Houston Christian, navigated the hallways at Boys’ Latin on March 12 before presenting them with an oversized check made out for $25,325 (more money came in later). He stuck around long after the PR photo opps and TV cameras. He wanted to see and touch as many people as he could. Hunt denied zero requests from the star-struck students. He didn’t leave the school until everyone had a story to tell on summer vacation. “I was amazed by his openness and – if I may use this word – vulnerability,” Parker said. “After he presented the check and addressed the crowd, he could have left the building. His obligation was over. Jalyx stayed for, I want to say an hour and a half? He did TikTok videos with the kids. He signed an autograph for anyone who wanted one. He posed for pictures with everyone. He even said hi to parents from the kids’ phones. He was just so down-to-earth and humble.” If there was one scene that encapsulated everything, it happened behind closed doors. No one saw it, except for Principal Parker. This would become his “Welcome-to-the-NFL” moment. “We had reporters here who were supposed to do a media session with Jalyx and they were trying to pull him aside, away from the students to do interviews,” Parker said. “Jalyx wasn’t having it. He said, ‘Nah, tell them they can wait’ because he wanted to spend more time with the kids which is such a rare thing to see these days. It was beautiful.”
Vikes Views: Nincompoop of the Week – Daily Norseman
Carson Wentz. Wentz’s stats ended up looking fairly decent, but it was not a good game. The pick-6 was bad. The 2nd interception, I didn’t hate at all. It was toss up ball on 2nd and 27 from the 9 and Philly got the ball at their 44. That’s a net 47 yards, better than some punts from Ryan Wright. Wentz made some mistakes you would expect from a rookie. The 8 yard backwards pass, inexplicably missing his first read in C.J. Ham for a TD and then grounding the ball, and so many missed throws. Addison was open for a long TD and had to dive out of bounds to catch it, instead of walking into the endzone. Hockenson makes a leaping catch when he’s wide open in the end zone (which was reversed). Wentz was inaccurate and when he wasn’t, he made poor decisions. He’s likely headed to the bench soon, when J.J. McCarthy is ready to go.
Vikings are “disgusted” by racial slurs directed at Isaiah Rodgers – PFT
Vikings cornerback Isaiah Rodgers sounded off earlier today about racial slurs directed to him on social media. The Vikings organization has echoed his concerns, in no uncertain terms. “We are disgusted by the racial slurs directed at Isaiah Rodgers following yesterday’s game,” the team said in a statement. “As we have said previously, there simply is no room for racist words or actions in sports or society. We support Isaiah and all players who, unfortunately, experience this type of ignorant and prejudicial behavior far too often, and we ask our fans to continue to fight to eliminate racism.”
49ers to be without top pass-rusher, starting offensive lineman for multiple weeks – Niners Nation
However, the bad injury news continued for the 49ers, as head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed that defensive end Bryce Huff and center Jake Brendel are both slated to miss a couple of weeks with hamstring injuries. Huff was a key player in the win for the 49ers on Sunday, recording five tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss, and a run stop. He also forced an intentional grounding penalty on another pressure, finishing with five total pressures. He had been San Francisco’s sack leader by a large margin through the first seven weeks, so his injury will hurt a 49ers team that was already depleted at the position following Nick Bosa’s injury. As for when the injury occurred, Shanahan revealed it came on the team’s last couple of defensive plays. [BLG Note: Huff is up to four sacks this season. Four more and the 2026 fifth-round pick the 49ers owe to the Eagles elevates to a fourth-round pick.]
10 thoughts on the Cowboys 44-22 win over the Commanders – Blogging The Boys
Dak dominance. No one is playing better football than Dak Prescott right now. Against the Commanders, Dak Prescott went 21/30 for 264 yards with three touchdowns and no picks. Over his last four games, he has completed over 70% of his passes (95/133) for 1,081 yards with 13 touchdowns and no interceptions. He continued his dominance over his NFC East foes, with a combined 35-9 record (.795) within the division. Only Patrick Mahomes has a higher divisional record than Dak. That dominance grows even stronger when at home. 7-1 against the Eagles, 8-1 against the Giants, 7-0 against the Commanders. Dak is just really hard to defeat at AT&T Stadium for teams in the East.
Commanders Vs. Cowboys (game one) – Studs and Duds – Hogs Haven
Marshon Lattimore: This was an absolutely HORRIBLE trade by Adam Peters. Now is the time to move on. Trade him, cut him – WHATEVER. He just HAS to go! […] Bobby Wagner: Yes, he’s a future Hall of Famer, but he can no longer be an every-down linebacker in this league. He’s a COMPLETE liability in any run outside of the B-gaps, and he can’t cover. It’s sad to see him go out this way – although I blame Whitt and Quinn. […] Frankie Luvu has to play at or near the line of scrimmage as a pass rusher or quarterback spy. He’s not good when asked to play in space. He had six tackles including two for a loss but also missed some tackles and looked lost in coverage.
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels avoids serious hamstring injury, but status unclear for Week 8 – NFL.com
Jayden Daniels’s status for Week 8 is up in the air, but a Monday MRI showed that the Washington Commanders quarterback avoided a “significant or long-term” hamstring injury, head coach Dan Quinn told reporters. Daniels exited Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys after his right leg twisted awkwardly when he was sacked by Cowboys linebacker Shemar James in the third quarter. Daniels was slow to get up and favored his right leg as he limped off the field at AT&T Stadium with the help of teammates.
Giants-Broncos ‘things I think’: Where do the Giants go from here? – Big Blue View
In reality, though, how things go from here on out depends on the resolve and the leadership of the players in the locker room. Can the Giants pick themselves up after as devastating a loss as possible, especially with the revenge-thirsty Philadelphia Eagles on deck? It’s easy to see the light at the end of the tunnel when things go well, like they did against the Eagles in Week 6. Maybe how the Giants respond to Sunday’s shocker will tell us more about whether the Giants have the right people in the locker room, on the sidelines and in the front office.
NFL winners and losers: The Dolphins and Jets descend to new levels of butt – SB Nation
Loser: The Giants incredible collapse. I don’t think many people had the Giants competing with the Broncos on Sunday, but that doesn’t excuse coughing up a massive lead. I know it’s blasphemy to suggest Jaxon Dart isn’t brilliant every time he touches the ball — but Dart was absolute garbage in the crunch time against Denver. Living on vibes will only get you so far as a quarterback. Dart plays with a frenetic energy akin to a rat in a humane trap. He scrambles around the pocket with a lot of wasted motion, then jump pass hurls the ball like he’s playing NFL Blitz. It’s amazing when it works, but too often he leaves sensible plays on the field because he’s trying to do something ludicrous and flashy. This game should be a learning lesson for the young QB. Less is more when it comes to playing the position — especially when the game is on the line. The interception Dart threw in the fourth quarter was a backbreaker, and he never needed to attempt to climb to pocket, navigate his own lineman on the ground, and try to hit a crossing route that wasn’t there.
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