NFL
Jalen Hurts shoulders blame after Eagles defeat to Cowboys
After a promising start in Week 1, two straight losses have the Eagles reeling before their clash with the Chiefs.
Jalen Hurts took ownership after the Philadelphia Eagles crashed to a poor 41-21 loss at NFC East rivals the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football.
Quarterback Hurts completed 25 of 39 passes for 326 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, adding 35 yards from nine carries on the ground.
Much of his production, though, came with the game out of reach. The Cowboys led 27-7 just a minute into the second half when Trevon Diggs intercepted Hurts for a pick-six and the Eagles ultimately fell to 1-2.
Hurts takes blame for Eagles loss
"I didn't execute and I didn't do a good enough job of leading," said second-year pro Hurts after the game.
"I didn't do a good enough job of running our offense and doing the things that I need to do. This one is on me.
"I like to see me play better, that is something I can control. I'll learn from this.
"I learn from it and move on. I take responsibility for how this game went. I'm learning from it and we're gonna be a better team from it. I believe that."
The Eagles now have a short week before a difficult home game on Sunday with the Kansas City Chiefs.
They will face Patrick Mahomes and a Chiefs team who have the same record, reeling with a point to prove after losing consecutive games to the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers.
"We're on a short week and no one's going to feel sorry for us," added Eagles coach Nick Sirianni.
"The Chiefs aren't going to feel sorry for us. We got to rest our bodies, get our bodies right.
"We're going to have to watch this tape on the way home, get the corrections to our guys written down, and they're going to have to look at them on their own because we're going to have to be moving on to the Chiefs really quick."
While Hurts led an impressive offensive showing in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons, the Eagles are yet to get much production from their pass-catchers.
Quez Watkins – who has caught all seven of his targets for 186 yards – is the Eagles' receiving yards leader but that total is good enough for just 37th in the NFL through three weeks.