What they're saying: Jalen Hurts has to be the MVP, right?
Jalen Hurts, drenched in the downpour, stood in the end zone with his arms out in victory.
The Eagles were behind, again, and his sloppy and stagnant first half was one of the main reasons why.
But they came all the way back, again, with his four touchdowns across the second half and overtime also being one of the main reasons why.
The Eagles beat the Bills and improved to an NFL-best 10-1, with many of those games requiring Hurts to find a new way to win every time.
He has to be the MVP at this rate, right?
"That dude should be [the MVP]," lineman Jordan Mailata said postgame on Sunday . "I don't know the requirements, but I know he's got the best record out of the f***ing MVP candidates. I love him, man. There's no words that can describe the love I have for this guy. He really embodies the perseverance and he leads by example."
But does that argument hold up with the rest of the football world?
Here's what they're saying...
It's no overreaction
Hurts is for real.
After the Eagles managed to beat Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs and Josh Allen's Bills in back-to-back weeks, with major help from Hurts' poise, his case to win MVP absolutely should be in consideration.
He needs to put in a bit more, like another win over Dallas for example, but he does have a path to winning the honor, and at this point, a known ability to do so.
Wrote Dan Graziano after the Eagles' overtime win:
Brady-esque
Coupled with Hurts and the Eagles continuing to pile up wins is that the more they do it, the better company Hurts joins.
As the starting QB, the Eagles have now gone 10-1 in back-to-back seasons with Hurts, which is a first since Peyton Manning's Colts in 2005 and then 2006 – perhaps a good omen considering that latter year resulted in a Super Bowl.
But when it comes to late-game heroics, longtime Eagle and Michigan alum Brandon Graham sees a bit of the other GOAT too.
Wrote Jori Epstein :
A case that can change the conversation
Hurts hasn't been the statistical behemoth that's usually required of the typical MVP winner, but it's undeniable that the Eagles keep winning games that they absolutely wouldn't have without him.
He might be leading the MVP race right now because of it, argues Steven Ruiz, but maybe only as a placeholder until a true frontrunner breaks out.
But then again, maybe Hurts is that true frontrunner, getting the job done in an unconventional way that could stand to change the entire conversation around what the NFL MVP should be.
Wrote Ruiz :
And for what it's worth...
Taking a glance at the futures odds on FanDuel Monday afternoon , Hurts has the highest odds to win MVP at +150, followed by Mahomes at +350 and then Dak Prescott and Lamar Jackson at +600.
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