Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles were heavily favored against the New York Jets leading into their Week 6 matchup. After all, the Eagles have been undefeated while the Jets have struggled to reach two wins. The Jets also lost four-time NFL Most Valuable Player Aaron Rodgers to a season-ending injury.
Despite the betting odds and the predictions thrown, there’s a reason games are still played. New York’s AFC team withstood the Eagles’ challenge and emerged victorious. Surprisingly, Zach Wilson had a more impressive outing than Hurts.
Football fans calling out Jalen Hurts after a disastrous Week 6 performance
Much is expected from Hurts after earning a five-year, $255 million contract extension. He showed he could be the next Philadelphia Eagles franchise quarterback by leading them to a Super Bowl LVII berth.
However, he was a significant reason for the Eagles’ first defeat of the 2023 NFL season. Zach Wilson had a modest 19 completions for 186 yards, But Hurts had 28 completions, one touchdown, and three interceptions.
The last turnover proved costly as it placed the New York Jets in position to score the game-winning touchdown run by Breece Hall. That avoidable error had fans expressing frustration with Hurts and even comparing him to a fellow NFC quarterback.
After the 20-14 Jets victory over the Eagles, one football fan commented:
“Jalen Hurts looked like f***ing Dak Prescott out there… OC couldn’t get the run game going and we lost to fucking Zach Wilson… I hate this team”
Jalen Hurts looked like fucking Dak Prescott out there… OC couldn't get the run game going and we lost to fucking Zach Wilson… I hate this team
— #1 Greg Abbott hater (@_M_Thot_) October 15, 2023
Meanwhile, FS1’s Emmanuel Acho posted:
“Jalen Hurts is gonna get that Dak Prescott treatment tomorrow, huh??”
Jalen Hurts is gonna get that Dak Prescott treatment tomorrow, huh??
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) October 15, 2023
Here are other comments about Jalen Hurts’ disappointing Week 6 showing against the struggling New York Jets.
What a great day when the forty whiners and eagles lose while jalen hurts does his dak prescott impersonation. pic.twitter.com/jk9OmXzsiJ
— CowboyFL (@CowboyFL2) October 15, 2023
“Jalen Hurts has been good enough for us to be 5-1, but he hasn’t been great and when you pay a QB a fuck tonne of money they can’t play like they’re Dak Prescott.
Worst game for Jalen Hurts since the Buccaneers playoff loss. He was clueless out there in the second half”
“Dak Prescott went 20+ games without a healthy O-line and won a lot of games during the process. Jalen Hurts loses his left tackle and proceeds to lose to Zach Wilson and the Jets without Sauce Gardner ”
“Dak Prescott 3 ints against the best defense in the nfl vs Jalen Hurts 3 ints against a defense with both starting cbs out”
“Jalen Hurts just went full Dak Prescott……. never go full Dak Prescott”
“I want LeSean McCoy to keep that same energy for Jalen Hurts that he had for Dak Prescott”
“Ass Ass” right?
“Jalen Hurts leads the NFC East with 7 INT’s on the season… It’s only week 6.. Eagle fans were worried about Dak Prescott’s training camp INT’s. REMEMBER THAT”
Hurts is being compared to Dak Prescott because the Dallas Cowboys quarterback threw three interceptions in their Week 5 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Those turnovers were a massive factor in the Niners’ one-sided 42-10 win.
Meanwhile, as the last comment above revealed, Hurts’ three picks against the Jets worsened his interception count to seven. That number makes him the NFC quarterback with the most picks through Week 6. Worst yet, he surpassed his interception total (6) last season.
The Jets defense flustered Hurts and the Eagles offense
Give credit where it’s due, as Robert Saleh’s defensive unit confounded another top quarterback. After getting three interceptions on Josh Allen during their season opener, they had two against Patrick Mahomes in a match they nearly won.
Forcing Jalen Hurts to commit multiple turnovers improves the Jets record to a respectable 3-3. While most football fans wrote them off after Rodgers’ injury, they continue to fight. More importantly, their defense proves they can carry this team and possibly end their 12-season playoff drought.
