Jalen Hurts felt little need to defend his pedestrian numbers in his first game in three weeks because of a concussion. The 131 yards passing. The 36 yards rushing.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts missed the final two games of the regular season after suffering a concussion, but the team rested starters in Week 18 and that made it unclear whether Hurts was progressing toward a return to the lineup or not.

The Eagles have already beaten the Packers once this season and they're clearly the favorites in this game. Also, if momentum between the regular season and the playoffs means anything, the Packers couldn't be coming in to this Wild Card matchup on a worse note.

Just days before the playoffs begin with a Wild Card game against the Green Bay Packers, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts returned to the field Wednesday for the first time since being knocked out of a game and entering concussion protocol on Dec.

On his first day back at practice, Jalen Hurts wore short sleeves. A wise guy would say, well, he’s still concussed. Doesn’t he know the wind chi

But it's hard to ignore Hurts' 43-12 record as a starter since the Eagles were 2-5 midway through the 2021 season. The Eagles have gone 14-3 in both 2022 and this season, tying the best regular-season records in franchise history.

Jalen Hurts knows the numbers everyone talks about: 131 passing yards, 5.3 yards per attempt, 21 attempts, six passing first downs, seven attempts over 10+ air yards, one attempt over 25+ air yards. He's not oblivious.

The passing game against the Packers could've been more sharp but Jalen Hurts knows his "role in each game will be different" to get the job done.