JalenHurts

News: 2 days agoHurts completed 29 of 38 passes for 311 yards with no touchdowns and one interception and added eight carries for 25 yards in the Eagles' 21-15 win over the Saints on Sunday. He also lost a fumble.

Spin: Hurts' final numbers are made all the more remarkable by the fact he was working with a skeleton crew at receiver by the fourth quarter of the close victory. He started the day without A.J. Brown (hamstring) and then lost DeVonta Smith to a head injury in the second half, but he still managed to lead a five-play, 69-yard game-winning march in which he recorded a 61-yard completion to Dallas Goedert that set up Saquon Barkley's go-ahead, four-yard touchdown run. Hurts' passing yardage total ironically was his highest through three games, but despite the Eagles' ability to escape with a victory, he and his teammates will be in dire straits offensively heading into a Week 4 road matchup against the Buccaneers if neither Brown nor Smith are available.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Hurts comes off his best NFL season, thanks mainly to 15 rushing touchdowns, tying Josh Allen for the most among QBs. In fact, no other QBs reached seven rushing scores. Hurts finished behind only Allen in fantasy points at the position despite playing the final months with a knee injury, as the Eagles collapsed down the stretch. Don't blame Hurts. He averaged 21.5 fantasy points from Weeks 15 through 17, before sitting most of the finale. The Eagles lost C Jason Kelce, but the offensive line and wide receiver options remain top-notch, and the controversial "tush push" play Hurts feasts on remains legal. Expect another fantastic statistical season, and a legitimate chance to finish as fantasy's top scorer.