Eagles coach condemns 'ridiculous' notion of benching Jalen Hurts amid team's offensive struggles

After winning the Super Bowl 10 months ago, the Philadelphia Eagles are giving disconnected 2023 vibes arsenic the discourtesy continues to struggle.

The Birds person mislaid 3 consecutive games, and this past Monday nighttime mightiness person been the worst of the bunch, arsenic Jalen Hurts turned the shot implicit 5 times, 2 of which came connected the aforesaid play.

Offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo has been nationalist force No. 1, arsenic fans egged his location pursuing the loss, but Hurts has not been acold behind.

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Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) discusses a play with Philadelphia Eagles caput manager Nick Sirianni during the crippled betwixt the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles connected Sept. 21, 2025 astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Head manager Nick Sirianni made a section vigor quality and was asked astir the anticipation of benching Hurts, but helium answered "no" promptly.

"I deliberation that's ridiculous," Sirianni told WIP successful Philadelphia connected Wednesday. "I cognize each clip I spell retired connected that tract with Jalen Hurts arsenic our quarterback, we person a accidental to triumph the game. That's thing that's been proven. We've won a batch of shot games. This is the astir eventual squad game. You triumph unneurotic arsenic a team, you suffer unneurotic arsenic a team. It's ne'er conscionable 1 thing."

The Eagles' existent backup is Tanner McKee, a sixth-round prime retired of Stanford successful 2023 who has 45 vocation walk attempts. He saw clip precocious past twelvemonth arsenic Hurts suffered a concussion but returned for their Super Bowl run.

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) sprints to the extremity portion for a touchdown arsenic Dallas Cowboys' Solomon Thomas (90) gives pursuit successful the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, successful Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

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Already with 3 interceptions entering overtime, Hurts' 4th sealed the triumph for the Los Angeles Chargers earlier this week. On 1st-and-10 from the Chargers’ 17-yard enactment and down 3 points, Hurts sold a play-action fake to Saquon Barkley and rolled retired to his right. He was looking to deed Jahan Dotson adjacent the extremity line, but Cam Hart, who had an interception earlier successful the game, laid retired and made a tremendous deflection of the walk to clinch the victory.

Philadelphia is averaging 16.2 points and 317.4 yards per crippled implicit its past 5 contests.

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) throws the shot arsenic helium warms up earlier a crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals astatine Lincoln Financial Field.  (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

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The Eagles volition anticipation to interruption their three-game losing streak adjacent week erstwhile they big the Las Vegas Raiders.

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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