Jalen Hurts versus Jared Goff: Week 8 tale of the tape

Here’s how do Jalen Hurts’ numbers stack up versus Jared Goff’s?

Once upon a time, we thought there was a chance that we might see Carson Wentz and Jared Goff duel for years. In the end, they’d only meet as members of the Eagles and Rams twice. It’s the Jalen Hurts show in Philadelphia now, for the time being anyway. Here’s how their numbers stack up.

Career starts and wins/loss record (Career):

• Jalen Hurts: 11 career starts with a 3-8 career record as an NFL starting quarterback
• Jared Goff: 76 career regular-season starts (42-34), Six career playoff games, five starts (2-3)

Completions/attempts/yardage (2021/Career):

• Jalen Hurts:
• 242 attempts, 148 completions (61.2 completion percentage), 1,716 passing yards in 2021
• 390 career passing attempts, 225 career completions (57.7 percent), 2,777 career passing yards
• Jared Goff
• 274 attempts, 181 completions (66.1 completion percentage), 1,773 passing yards in 2021
• 2695 career regular-season attempts, 1717 completions (63.7 percent career completion percentage), 19,944 career passing yards

Rushing attempts/yardage/TDs:

• Jalen Hurts
• 66 carries, 361 yards, five touchdowns in 2021
• 129 carries, 715 yards, eight touchdowns (career)
• Jared Goff
• 13 carries, 76 rushing yards in 2021
• 176 career carries, 390 career rushing yards, ten career rushing touchdowns

Touchdown-to-interception ratio (2021/Career):

• Jalen Hurts
• Ten passing touchdowns, four interceptions (2021)
• 16 passing touchdowns, eight interceptions (career)
• Jared Goff
• Eight passing touchdowns, six interceptions (2021)
• 115 passing touchdowns, 61 interceptions (career)

Passer rating/Total QBR (2021/Career):

• Jalen Hurts
• 89.5 passer rating (2021), 38.9 QBR in 2021, 85.0 career passer rating
• Jared Goff
• 84.7 passer rating (2021), 33.0 QBR in 2021, 90.8 career passer rating