Jalen Hurts seems to play his best when the criticism is loudest and the Philadelphia Eagles need him most.
Hurts delivered an almost flawless performance in a 28-22 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, completing 19 of 23 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns with a perfect passer rating of 158.3.
So much for the naysayers who still say he's not a good passer.
Hurts hit A.J. Brown in stride on a beautiful throw on fourth-and-4 for a 37-yard TD and a 7-0 lead.
He threw an even prettier deep ball to DeVonta Smith for a 79-yard TD pass in the third quarter.
Then, with the Vikings mounting a comeback, trailing 21-19 and needing a stop to swing momentum in their favor, Hurts did what he does best. Facing a third-and-13 at the Eagles 27 with 9:09 left, Hurts escaped pressur