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The Eagles head coach spoke after their Week 10 divisional win, and sad Jalen Hurts did a great job handling adversity.
The Eagles had a huge day in Dallas, beating the Cowboys 34-6, and head coach Nick Sirianni spoke to reporters after the game about how the defense has helped give the offense a cushion. He also talked about how proud he was of Jalen Hurts to rebound after a tough first quarter and go on to have a really good game.
Here’s what the head coach had to say:
Sirianni gave a lot of credit to the defense, and said that it was similar to the Green Bay game, with the defense giving the offense a chance to get some momentum without being behind.
“I think the defense has done a really nice job. They played a great game today. Forcing that turnover after, I think after our turnover, was huge to keep it at 7-3.
I just thought they started fast, they played great throughout the entire game. We tackled — I love when we tackle well. I mean, we’ve tackled really well.”
The head coach went on to say that the Cowboys have a lot of offensive players who can do some damage with the ball in their hands, so the Eagles defense did a nice job playing fundamentally sound and taking the ball away.
Sirianni thought that the QB did some really nice things. He admitted that things didn’t start off the way they wanted, but pointed out that there’s something to be said about guys who can rebound and play a really good game after some issues early on.
“Great job handling adversity, putting his head down and continuing to work. Again, I say it to you guys all the time, [Jalen Hurts is] a winner. He knows how to win. He knows every game isn’t going to be perfect, and I’m really proud of him and how he responded to a slow start and help lead us to a victory.”
The head coach was asked if Dallas was doing anything to force Hurts to hold onto the ball a little longer than normal, but Sirianni said that the Cowboys’ defense did about what they expected, so that wasn’t really a surprise. He lauded Trevon Diggs, and said that they know Diggs will capitalize on any little mistake, whether it’s a missed landmark or late throw.
“I think a little bit, [Hurts’ interception] was [Trevon Diggs] on that side, the rush was getting there. We were in second and predictable, where you had to pass, because we didn’t get the run game quite as early as we wanted to, and play the game we wanted to play. Hats off to them of how they stopped us early on, but good rebound by our players and our coaches to turn the tide in the second half.”
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