He did it.
Jalen Hurts proved the world wrong Sunday, winning his first Super Bowl. Not only did he win, but he brought home the Super Bowl MVP.
On only 22 pass attempts, Hurts completed 17 for two touchdowns en route to a 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Linebacker Zach Baun picked off Patrick Mahomes to set up Hurts’ first touchdown pass, a drag to AJ Brown, giving the Eagles a 24-0 lead going into the break. His second passing touchdown was a perfectly placed 46-yard bomb to DeVonta Smith. This gave the Eagles a 34-point lead, a dagger that ended what was never much of a competitive game.
Hurts broke his own Super Bowl record with 72 rushing yards. He previously had 70 yards in Super Bowl LVII two years ago, setting a record for the most ever on the ground by a quarterback. Hurts also recorded a rushing touchdown to open up the game 7-0 off the dreaded “tush-push.”
The Apologies Have Begun
“The apology better be as loud as the disrespect” – Anoynmous
While the whole world told Jalen Hurts he wasn’t good enough, he stayed quiet, kept his head down, and led his team to the highest pinnacle in American sports. Multiple analysts, including quarterback guru Dan Orlovsky, have already publicly apologized to Hurts.
No other analyst has been more critical to Jalen Hurts than Dan Orlovsky, a man with a record of two and ten as a starter. However, Orlovsky went on national television Monday morning and did the unthinkable. He admitted that he was wrong about Jalen Hurts.
“I owe Jalen Hurts an apology publicly. I was probably one this year who’s been the hardest on him. I’ll go back to a couple of weeks ago when I said the passing game’s not good enough right now, and I don’t think it’s going to get better. All he’s done since then is have his two best games of the year on the two biggest stages.”
It was touching hearing Orlovsky praise Hurts. Someone who is very critical of a lot of NFL quarterbacks, Orlovsky does know when to admit when he is wrong. He truly took this one on the chin brushed it off and was very mature about the situation.
Hurts has spent years being unfairly ridiculed by national media. When the opportunity for redemption presented itself, Hurts didn’t just embrace it, he owned it. He dismantled the Kansas City Chiefs in a way no other team has in the Patrick Mahomes era. This was the most emphatic way of saying, in no uncertain terms: “You were wrong about me.”
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