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One season removed from leading the Philadelphia Eagles to their second Super Bowl title, quarterback Jalen Hurts is eager to add another championship to his extensive resume.
Hurts has been nothing short of sensational in the postseason since taking over as the starter in Philadelphia. He's amassed a 6-3 career playoff record, totaling 2,194 yards of offense and 20 touchdowns in those nine games. Hurts also currently owns the highest completion percentage in Super Bowl history, 73.3% across his two appearances.
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Although his pedestrian regular-season numbers spark plenty of debate, Hurts undoubtedly flips a switch when the lights are brightest. What makes him so dangerous in pressure moments?
"Some things are in you," Hurts told reporters on Wednesday. "If you don’t have that mentality, then you are not in the right place."
Among the 14 quarterbacks in the playoffs, six are still searching for their first postseason victory. Jalen Hurts stands apart as the only one with two Super Bowl appearances. Just three in the group have won a championship: Hurts, Aaron Rodgers (2010), and Matthew Stafford (2021).
Now heading into this tenth postseason start, the reigning Super Bowl MVP will put his experience to the test this Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. With the Eagles holding a 5-0 home playoff record in the Hurts/Sirianni era, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan knows it will be an uphill battle.
“He’s got a big-time arm. With those wideouts he has and stuff, he’s capable of making any throw … so you’ve got to honor the entire field with him,” Shanahan said of Hurts. “Any time you have a quarterback who’s capable of doing that who is also a threat on every single play throughout an entire game with his legs, it’s an issue.”
This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Jalen Hurts is prepared to lead the Eagles on another deep playoff run
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