Eagles put Hurts on soaring Saints
Jalen Hurts gave the Philadelphia Eagles more than just a spark. He helped deliver a victory.
Hurts ran for 106 yards and threw for 167 and one touchdown, Miles Sanders had 115 yards rushing and a pair of scores and Philadelphia beat the New Orleans Saints 24-21 Sunday.
The Eagles (4-8-1) snapped a fourgame losing streak and stayed within reach in the woeful NFC East.
The Saints (10-3) had won nine in a row and were 8- 0 over the past two seasons without Drew Brees before running into the inspired Eagles. The loss dropped the Saints to the No. 2 seed in the NFC behind Green Bay.
Hurts was 17 of 30 in his first career start after replacing Carson Wentz. The 2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up began the season as the third-string quarterback. He was elevated to backup in Week 2 and took a few snaps each week until Wentz was benched during a 30-16 loss at Green Bay last Sunday.
Taysom Hill was 28 of 38 for 291 yards, two TDs, one interception and was sacked five times by Philly. BUCCANEERS 26, VIKINGS 14 >> Tom Brady threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns for Tampa Bay (8- 5), which sacked Kirk Cousins six times. SEAHAWKS 40, JETS 3 >> Russell Wilson threw four more touchdown passes to give him a new career high with 36 for the season, leading Seattle to a
rout of winless New York (0-13).
Seattle (9- 4) rebounded exactly as it hoped after the previous week’s surprisingly poor offensive performance in a loss to the Giants. PACKERS 31, LIONS 14 >> Aaron Rodgers ran for a tiebreaking score in the third quarter and threw three touchdown passes and Green Bay (10-3) clinched the NFC North title.
The Packers knocked Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford out of the game with a rib injury in the fourth. CHARGERS 20, FALCONS 17 >> Michael Badgley hit a 43-yard field goal as time expired and Los Angeles rallied for a victory.
The Chargers got the ball on their 26 after Michael Davis picked off Matt Ryan’s pass intended for Calvin
Ridley. Justin Herbert completions of 15 yards to Hunter Henry and 25 yards to Tyron Johnson to get into Badgley’s range.
Herbert was 36 of 44 for 243 yards with two touchdowns.
TITANS 31, JAGUARS 10 >> Derrick Henry ran for 215 yards and two touchdowns as Tennessee (9- 4) handed Jacksonville (1-12) its 12th consecutive loss.
COWBOYS 30, BENGALS 7 >> Andy Dalton was good enough in his return to Cincinnati, tossing two touchdown passes for Dallas.
Cincinnati greatly contributed to the cause of its longtime quarterback, who was playing in Paul Brown Stadium for the first time since he was cast aside by the team before the season. The Bengals fumbled the ball away on their first three drives, one fumble returned for a touchdown, leading to 17 first-half points by the Cowboys (4-9).
BRONCOS 32, PANTHERS 27 >> Drew Lock threw for 280 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, and Diontae Spencer returned a punt 83 yards for his first career score for Denver (5- 8), which sacked Teddy Bridgewater four times.
BEARS 36, TEXANS 7 >> Mitchell Trubisky threw three touchdown passes as Chicago (6-7) snapped a six-game losing streak.
David Montgomery ran for an 80yard touchdown on the Bears’ first play from scrimmage.