The Philadelphia Eagles collapsed Monday night, letting a road win slip through their fingers as Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Drew Lock drove 92 yards for the game-winning score in the final minute, leading to a third-straight loss for the defending NFC champs.
Following the 20-17 defeat, the third consecutive time the offense was held under 20 points, a subdued Jalen Hurts pointed to the lack of execution and overall commitment of the club.
"I've been talking about execution all year, being on the same page, everyone being on the same page," he said following Monday's loss. "We didn't execute. I don't think we're, we're all, we're committed enough. Just got to turn it around. You know, it's a challenge that we have to embrace. Just continue to see it through."
Asked what he meant by not being committed, Hurts responded: "Commitment. I don't have a dictionary on me now. ... I don't know how else to say that."
The 25-year-old quarterback can play coy, but as the son of a coach who has played in big programs his entire life, he knows how his words will be interpreted. It's a message. Perhaps first and foremost to himself.
"Everyone has their role in it. It starts with me," he said. "We've got to pick ourselves out of this. ... We have to make an internal change in how we attack things. How we come to work every day. It starts with the little things, how committed we are to doing what we're doing. And it all starts with me, the quarterback. It's a challenge I'm embracing. As challenging as these times are, I still see light at the end of the tunnel. Just a matter of believing."
Hurts was held to 143 passing yards and he throwing two fourth-quarter interceptions, including forcing a deep shot on the last possession when a
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