Hurts’ exploits weren’t enough for the Eagles

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Whether in the air or on the ground, Jalen Hurts exemplified a dominant offense for the Eagles in the Super Bowl.

It just wasn’t enough to pass Patrick Mahomes.

Hurts delivered a historic performance on football’s highest stage, passing for 304 yards and a touchdown and still had 70 yards and three scores, as well as a tying two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.

But Hurts couldn’t do anything off the bench for Philadelphia as Mahomes led the Chiefs to the winning field goal with 8 seconds left in Sunday’s 38-35 win.

Despite the loss, Hurts finished with one of the most productive performances in Super Bowl history, but became the first quarterback to lose the big game after leading his team to at least 35 points.

He set the Super Bowl record for most rushing yards by a quarterback, tied Terrell Davis’ mark for most rushing touchdowns by a player, and tied James White’s record of 20 points scored. . He also joined the immortals Steve Young and Joe Montana as the only players with at least 370 total yards and four touchdowns (total) in a Super Bowl.

But the breakout season ended with Hurts behind Mahomes in MVP voting and in the Super Bowl, where he became the first player to lose the championship game despite four touchdowns.

Hurts got off to a great start and never eased off, but he didn’t have a chance to decide the game thanks to a holding penalty against James Bradberry that gave the Chiefs a first down in the field goal zone. and that It used to wear them out almost all the time.

Hurts had one last chance and his desperate pass fell narrowly as he left the pitch visibly disappointed.

It was an overwhelming way to end a brilliant performance.

Hurts scored on one of his signature plays on the first drive, threw a 45-yard TD pass to AJ Brown on the first play of the second quarter and added a four-yard touchdown run late in the game. the first half before going up. offensive in the last quarter.

He found DeVonta Smith on a 45-yard pass, then capped the drive with a 2-yard run to the end zone. Then he got the two-point conversion with another personal game. After that, he became just another spectator.

The only thing he didn’t get on Sunday was when he fumbled a ball by changing hands, which led to Nick Bolton’s 36-yard return to the end zone in the first half.

But that error also didn’t stop Hurts, who added a 28-yard run on fourth down to keep the ensuing drive alive, culminating in his 4-yard touchdown run.