Victory Monday version returns with Jalen Hurts’ swag and a pivotal pick-six

Offensive line finds a manner, even after Pro Bowl heart Cam Jurgens’ harm

Cam Jurgens performed simply 15 offensive snaps earlier than exiting Sunday’s win with a knee harm.

Brett Toth, who has began at left guard attributable to harm, was as soon as once more the subsequent man up.

“Brett does a great job of just preparing throughout the week,” mentioned proper guard Tyler Steen. “He’s a really smart dude, so he knows all the calls and knows how to make all the points.”

Toth solidified the road and helped hold Jalen Hurts upright because the quarterback threw for a season-high 326 yards and completed with simply the third good passer ranking of 158.3 in Eagles historical past.

“He’s got so much swag. When he’s in control, you can see it in the look in his eye,” left sort out Jordan Mailata mentioned. “My favorite play was that four-minute bomb to A.J. (Brown). I turned around, and he just locked in. I thought it was a great check by him. There’s a look in his eye when he’s in that mode.”

The Eagles included extra performs from under-center to assist hold the Vikings’ blitz-happy protection at bay.

“I think it presents just different things for the defense to worry about,” Steen mentioned. “I think obviously we didn’t have the success we wanted to have in the run game today, but I think eventually we can definitely get that going.”

“I think it frees up the passing game a lot more,” Mailata added. “You don’t know if it’s going to be a run. You don’t know if it’s going to be play-action, or you don’t know if it’s going to be a shot play. So I think it gives us versatility. Definitely helps us a lot up front with our angles.”

“Different weeks call for different things, but that was a direction we wanted to go,” Head Coach Nick Sirianni mentioned of the under-center performs.

Mailata mentioned the message after two straight losses was easy: “Just do your job up front. Whatever it takes to get the win.”

And that, they actually did, enhancing to 5-2 on the season. – Chris McPherson