{"id":8686,"date":"2025-10-20T08:57:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/8686\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T08:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:57:14","slug":"eagles-vs-vikings-jalen-hurts-devonta-smith-dominate-as-philadelphia-beats-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/8686\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles vs. Vikings: Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith dominate as Philadelphia beats Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles <\/a>rebounded from back-to-back losses to beat the Minnesota Vikings, 28-22, on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s who stood out (and who struggled) in the Eagles\u2019 key road win.<\/p>\n

Winner: Jalen Hurts<\/p>\n

This was Hurts\u2019 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\u2019t 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\u2019s 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\u2019ve ever seen from No. 1. <\/p>\n

Winner: DeVonta Smith<\/p>\n

A pregame storyline was the Eagles going against cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, a member of last year\u2019s 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\u2019 opening drive of the second half, Smith beat Rodgers off the line and breezed behind Minnesota\u2019s defense for a downfield touchdown. Smith provided a much-needed jolt for a stagnant offense, and he wasn\u2019t done. Smith finished with nine catches for a career-high 183 yards. Incredible performance from No. 6. <\/p>\n

Winner: A.J. Brown<\/p>\n

Brown spent weeks lamenting the state of the Eagles\u2019 passing offense. Through six games, he was averaging 45.7 yards per game with one touchdown. The All-Pro receiver wasn\u2019t 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\u2019 final drive, Brown caught a looping 45-yard pass from Hurts to ice the game. <\/p>\n

Loser: Carson Wentz<\/p>\n

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\u2019 first drive of the second half, a red-zone possession stalled out after one of the worst intentional grounding penalties you\u2019ll ever see. Wentz had good moments, but he also made a comedy of errors \u2014 something Eagles fans are all too familiar with.<\/p>\n

Loser: Brett Toth<\/p>\n

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\u2019t fare any at center. He got beat several times, stunting the Eagles\u2019 running game. And he had a low shotgun snap that contributed to a sack. Notably, rookie center Drew Kendall was inactive. <\/p>\n

Loser: Andrew Mukuba<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Loser: Running game<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Winner: Jalyx Hunt<\/p>\n

Hunt was a safety early in his college career. The Eagles\u2019 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\u2019t see him. But credit to Hunt for logging his first NFL interception and making the most out of it. <\/p>\n

Winner: Moro Ojomo<\/p>\n

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\u2019t overstate how big of a play it was.<\/p>\n

Winner: Red-zone defense<\/p>\n

It was an imperfect performance overall by the defense. But Vic Fangio\u2019s unit was as bend-don\u2019t-break as you can get. Six red-zone trips by Minnesota yielded five field goals and a touchdown. You\u2019ll take that every time on the road. <\/p>\n

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