Jalen Hurts’ ‘Mediocre’ Bears Performance is Still Insanely Good

It was a close - too close - game on Sunday (Dec. 18), with the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Chicago Bears. It shouldn't have been such a tight game, but it was one of those days.

Amid the freezing temperatures, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts couldn't even feel his hands for most of the game. It was 20° degrees out. The man is human, after all. Hurts made a couple bad calls and struggled a bit, but he still ended up with 315 passing yards and three rushing touchdowns. It's unbelievable to see what "mediocre" looks like when it comes to Hurts.

Following the game, Hurts talked about his numb hands. “I think early on, personally, I really couldn’t feel my hands. It was very cold, didn’t really have good vision on the field, personally," he said. "It was a lot of different things going on and I think to be able to persevere through that — you know, that’s not something that was done by myself. You look at the special teams, the plays that they made. You look at the defense, how they showed up after the turnovers, and were able to get the ball to us and give us opportunities."

He added that he has a lot of respect for the opposition. "Justin Fields is a hell of a player, I have a lot of respect for him, I always have," he said. "But, I think in the end, it’s a testament to how we persevered as a team and how we believed in one another as a team. I think the great teams, the great players, they find a way.” It's always a classy move to give respect to your opponent, as Hurts did. This is one of the many reasons he's my favorite NFL quarterback of the year. Fly, Eagles, Fly.