JALEN HURTS’ mom is feeling confident after her son’s 2-0 start to the NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles are flying high after big wins over the Washington Commanders and Tennessee

In 2025, no team in the NFL gave the Philadelphia Eagles a tougher time than the Chicago Bears . Taking the field in the rare end-of-week Black Friday afternoon contest at Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles entered the game coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Dallas Cowboys – which loss to Big D isn’t?

Turf temperatures in Nashville reached 157 degrees on Sunday, but the Eagles offense still took some time to heat up in a 24-20 win over the Titans in Week 2. Regardless of the offense’s inevitable growing pains under Sean Mannion,

Rather than try again on fourth down, head coach DeMeco Ryans opted for a 58-yard field goal. Kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn missed short, and the Bengals got the ball where they would have been if the Texans tried and failed to get the first down. The Bengals scored eight plays later to take a 17-3 lead.

Jalen Hurts improved in his second season. But he reverted to poor play in his playoff debut, as the Eagles were blown out by the Bucs. Coach Nick Sirianni said he likes what he saw on the whole from the second-year QB and endorsed his status moving forward.

Russell Wilson watched Jalen Hurts throw two interceptions against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, then lead the Eagles to a last-minute victory. To Wilson, Hurts’ response looked familiar. “I think Jalen Hurts and I are very similar,

Hurts has played well enough to be an MVP -- and lead the Eagles to a 2-0 start.

Most impressive was how Hurts responded when the Eagles needed a game-winning drive. The Titans kicked a go-ahead field goal at the two-minute warning. The Eagles took possession at the 35-yard line with 1:56 to go and no timeouts.

E.J. Jenkins, A.J. Epenesa, and Ty Robinson face mounting pressure to secure or maintain their roles on the Eagles roster entering Week 3