It's crazy how much a few weeks can make for someone, especially in Philadelphia in sports.
Earlier in the month, Eagles media were losing their minds over the possibility of Tanner McKee starting in place of starter Jalen Hurts at quarterback. After five straight games with under 70% of the passes being completed, Hurts has completed 75.5% of his passes for 360 yards and five touchdowns to zero interceptions with wins over the Las Vegas Raiders and Washington Commanders.
All of a sudden, the critics are much quieter with Hurts leading the Eagles to a third NFC East title win in the last four years after beating the Commanders 29-18 in Week 16. What might surprise some fans is that Hurts is now putting up some of the best numbers of his young NFL career.
Jalen Hurts is hitting career-highs in his passing stats
Granted, the passing yards are where they were back in 2022 and 2023, as Hurts has thrown for 3,114 yards in 2025, but still higher than they were last year, when he was under 3,000 yards for the year. That's good progress for a guy who doesn't throw the football well.
The one stat where Hurts is actually doing a great job of is in the touchdown department, as he has a career-high 24 touchdown passes. His touchdown-to-interception ratio of 24:6 is also the best he has done in his career.
For all the criticism that Hurts has taken this season, he might have had a bad stretch of games with accuracy, but he's getting the ball in the end zone at a higher rate than he ever has, and he still has two more games to pump those numbers up. He is showing that the one great trait about him, protecting the football, is also rewarding himself with touchdown scores he's not used to doing.
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This might not blow people away with his numbers, but Hurts is making strides as a passer at the right time of the season, where the Eagles are about to make a run in the playoffs.