MINNEAPOLIS — Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles rebounded from back-to-back losses to beat the Minnesota Vikings, 28-22, on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Here’s who stood out (and who struggled) in the Eagles’ key road win.

Winner: Jalen Hurts

This was Hurts’ best performance of the season by a wide margin. Hurts completed 19 of 23 passes for 326 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. Late in the fourth quarter, his passer rating was a perfect 158.3. And the numbers don’t lie. Hurts threw an absolute dime on the 79-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith. He dissected the defense and directed A.J. Brown to the game’s opening score. He extended plays, kept his eyes downfield and moved the chains with his arm multiple times under duress. Some of the best we’ve ever seen from No. 1.

Winner: DeVonta Smith

A pregame storyline was the Eagles going against cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, a member of last year’s Super Bowl team who signed with the Vikings in the offseason and had been playing well for Minnesota. Well, Smith cooked him. On the Eagles’ opening drive of the second half, Smith beat Rodgers off the line and breezed behind Minnesota’s defense for a downfield touchdown. Smith provided a much-needed jolt for a stagnant offense, and he wasn’t done. Smith finished with nine catches for a career-high 183 yards. Incredible performance from No. 6.

Winner: A.J. Brown

Brown spent weeks lamenting the state of the Eagles’ passing offense. Through six games, he was averaging 45.7 yards per game with one touchdown. The All-Pro receiver wasn’t involved nearly enough. But on Sunday, he made four huge plays. Brown caught an opening-drive touchdown, coasting to a 37-yard score on fourth down. Midway through the fourth quarter, he secured a 13-yard catch on third-and-13, coming back to snare a scramble drill throw. Later that drive, Brown beat his man inside for a 26-yard score. And on the Eagles’ final drive, Brown caught a looping 45-yard pass from Hurts to ice the game.

Loser: Carson Wentz

The Eagles were fortunate Wentz was doing Wentz things. In the first half, he threw an awful pick-six, failing to diagnose the defense. Then, he threw another pick, which turned out to be an arm punt. On the Vikings’ first drive of the second half, a red-zone possession stalled out after one of the worst intentional grounding penalties you’ll ever see. Wentz had good moments, but he also made a comedy of errors — something Eagles fans are all too familiar with.

Loser: Brett Toth

Cam Jurgens left in the first half with a knee injury, forcing Toth into action. It did not go well. Toth, who struggled in place of left guard Landon Dickerson earlier this season, didn’t fare any at center. He got beat several times, stunting the Eagles’ running game. And he had a low shotgun snap that contributed to a sack. Notably, rookie center Drew Kendall was inactive.

Loser: Andrew Mukuba

This was the second week in a row where Mukuba had a massive missed tackle in space. This time, Justin Jefferson made the rookie safety look silly. Mukuba whiffed on a checkdown sideline throw, and Jefferson slipped away for a 40-yard gain.

Loser: Running game

Toth was a part of the problem. But Saquon Barkley was limited to 44 rushing yards on 18 carries against a Minnesota defense that had issues stopping the run coming into Sunday. Still a glaring, glaring problem that needs to be corrected.

Winner: Jalyx Hunt

Hunt was a safety early in his college career. The Eagles’ second-year edge rusher showed off those ball skills in a big way. Hunt dropped off the line into zone coverage, picked off Wentz and returned it 42 yards to the house. It helped that Wentz didn’t see him. But credit to Hunt for logging his first NFL interception and making the most out of it.

Winner: Moro Ojomo

Ojomo continued his breakout season. The third-year budding star entered Sunday with the most QB hurries among NFL defensive tackles. But Ojomo did more than hurry Wentz on a key third-down, red-zone sack in the fourth quarter. Can’t overstate how big of a play it was.

Winner: Red-zone defense

It was an imperfect performance overall by the defense. But Vic Fangio’s unit was as bend-don’t-break as you can get. Six red-zone trips by Minnesota yielded five field goals and a touchdown. You’ll take that every time on the road.

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