“He wants to be great,” Barkley told The Athletic. “He’ll do anything to be great.”

Jalen Hurts, in his first game since suffering a concussion on Dec. 22, started hot by completing his first six passes. Then he went cold by missing seven straight before recovering in time to lead the Eagles to a hard-fought 22-10 win Sunday.

The Eagles are moving onto the NFC divisional round of the playoffs to face the Los Angeles Rams with a question still lingering. Sunday’s 22-10 win against the Green Bay Packers featured a familiar formula,

Although the Eagles called 34 rushing plays compared to just 21 pass attempts, quarterback Jalen Hurts played his part as well. He was efficient through the air (13-for-21, 131 yards), distributing touchdown passes to wideout Jahan Dotson and tight end Dallas Goedert.

Hurts did make one critical decision in particular, however, that helped lift the Eagles to the win. After the game, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni noted that Hurts audibled into the play that led to Goedert's touchdown late in the third quarter.

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.

In the aftermath of the Eagles’ wild-card playoff win against the Green Bay Packers, Jalen Hurts is focused on the result. It’s fair to acknowledge the uneven production and midgame stagnation from the Eagles’ passing game during the 22-10 win last Sunday — even Hurts did during his Wednesday news conference — but the quarterback also reiterated the priority he places on the final scoreline