Football fans are teeing off on Jalen Hurts and his Philadelphia Eagles following their stunning 22-21 road loss to the Atlanta Falcons on “Monday Night Football.’
The Eagles had several chances to put the game away against the visiting Falcons at Lincoln Financial Field. But some awful fourth-quarter play-calling, late Kirk Cousins/Drake London heroics and Jalen Hurts’ game-sealing interception to Jessie Bates III sealed the Eagles’ first loss of the season:
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And social media wasted no time ripping on Hurts and the Eagles for handing Kirk Cousins a rare prime-time victory:
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Jalen Hurts and his Eagles will be kicking themselves for so many costly mistakes, even before the game-sealing INT by Bates. Saquon Barkley dropped a potential game-sealing first down pass on the Eagles’ penultimate drive that stopped the clock and forced Philly to settle for a field goal and six-point lead.
And after playing well for most of the game, the Philadelphia defense allowed Cousins to drive down the field for the game-winning score in just 1:05 on six plays.
Jalen Hurts & The Eagles Will Look To Rebound vs. Undefeated Saints
The Eagles have little time to mope and reflect on this loss. They’re on a short week and will visit the undefeated 2-0 New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
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