Bench Jalen Hurts? Eagles' Nick Sirianni shoots down 'ridiculous' QB idea

Field Level Media
10 Dec 2025, 22:49 GMT+10

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Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles take the field this week trying to avoid a four-game losing streak, but head coach Nick Sirianni shot down the idea the reigning Super Bowl MVP quarterback might lose his job.

After starting the season 8-2, the Eagles are 8-5 and Hurts had a quarterback rating of 31.2 with four interceptions and a fumble Monday in Philadelphia's 22-19 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Is Hurts still the QB1 in Philly?

'Yeah, absolutely,' Sirianni said Wednesday in an interview with 94 WIP.

Is there a chance he could be benched later this season?

'No, I think that's ridiculous,' Sirianni said. 'I know every time I go out in that field with Jalen Hurts as our quarterback, we have a chance to win the game. And that's something that's proven. We've won a lot of football games. We don't ever go in and assign something. This is a team game. You win together as a team. You lose together as a team.

'I know every time I walk on that field with Jalen Hurts as our quarterback we can win every game, any game that we're in.'

Philadelphia remains well below league average with 13 giveaways. Hurts' fumble at Los Angeles last week was his first of the season and with four picks he has a total of six in 2025. The Eagles had 16 turnovers in 2024.

The Eagles lead the NFC East but offensive production has been a talking point most of the season, especially of late.

Since scoring 38 points in an 18-point victory over the New York Giants on Oct. 26, the Eagles are averaging 16.2 points per game. They've allowed 20 or more 10 times this season.

--Field Level Media

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