Eagles' QB Jalen Hurts Expected to Play Week 8 Despite Knee Injury
Hurts manages to play through left knee discomfort, demonstrating impressive resilience in the Eagles' Week 8 game against the Washington Commanders amidst drop in rushing yards this season.
- Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to play in Week 8 against the Washington Commanders despite suffering a knee injury that required him to wear a brace during a game against the Miami Dolphins.
- Despite his injury, during the game against the Dolphins, Hurts completed 23 of 31 passes for 279 yards, two touchdown throws, and a 109.5 passer rating.
- Hurts tied the franchise's quarterback rushing touchdown record set by Randall Cunningham during his tenure from 1985 to 1995. If available to play, he could potentially break this record in the game against the Commanders.
- Hurts' performance this season could be affected by residual issues from offseason surgery on his left ankle or a series of hard hits, as evidenced by his lower rushing yard total of 274 thus far.
- The Eagles' defense has been performing well, having limited Miami's offense to season lows in points scored (17), total yards (244), passing yards (199), rushing yards (45), and time of possession (23:17) in their most recent game.
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