Once upon a time, blitzing Jalen Hurts was a fool's errand.

But that was waaaaay back when, like in September and October. The Eagles' pass offense has been out of rhythm all season, but we wrote weeks ago about the excessive number of blitzes Hurts had seen for the first five weeks and how teams were paying the price for those decisions to pressure him.

We even published this helpful info box: Jalen Hurts vs. Blitz Ranks Dropbacks 63 (2nd) Yards 364 (9th) TD passes 5 (t-5th) Passer Rating 121.2 (6th) Completion % 72.2 (2nd) EPA +6.9 (12th)

Last year, Hurts ranked among the NFL's best QBs in dicing up extra-man pressures. He ranked top-10 in passer rating, completion percentage over expectation, yards per attempt, pass EPA and EPA per dropback against the blitz in 2024,

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