“Definitely a chance,” he said. “I’m taking it day by day, though. Everybody knows that I’m dealing with something. That’s pretty public. It’s out there. I’m not one to really talk about myself. Obviously, being quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, you can’t run from that, but I’m taking everything one day at a time with it, preparing versus a really good defense.”
Hurts said he “knew when it happened” that his injury was something he would have to deal with, but he stayed in the game and still was extremely effective against the Bears, completing 7 of 10 passes for 110 yards – including a 68-yard deep pass to wide receiver A.J. Brown – and also rushing 4 times for 11 yards and a touchdown (adding two kneeldowns to end the game). Moving forward, it’s a “day-by-day thing,” said Hurts.
“Ultimately, I want to do what’s best for the team,” Hurts said. “It’s a thing where you take it one day at a time. I think the best thing for me is being ready to play and being of best health.”
Nothing, then, is clear-cut. The Eagles will make sure that all three quarterbacks, including Ian Book, are ready to play against a Dallas defense that has a terrific pass rush and that thrives on taking the football away on the back end. The Eagles gained just 268 total net yards in the first meeting between the teams in October, their second-lowest offensive output of the season.
In the meantime, Hurts will do everything he can to be cleared from a health standpoint for Saturday. If not, it will be Minshew’s show, with Book as the No. 2 with the Eagles just one win away from clinching the NFC East and the No. 1 seed in the conference playoffs.
That part is crystal clear. The part where we actually know who the quarterback will be on Saturday?
“It’ll be more about the healing with Jalen than it will be about the pain,” Sirianni said, “because he can play through anything.”
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