If you told someone who knew nothing about the Philadelphia Eagles’ most recent game that they’d be playing the Los Angeles Rams, they’d probably pencil it in as a loss. You probably wouldn’t find cause to fault them.Add layers, and the task seems more daunting. The Eagles were without Lane Johnson, several starters, and key contributors. DeVonta Smith, Zack Baun, and Dallas Goedert were all listed as inactive before kickoff.Quinyon Mitchell and Saquon Barkley were both lost during the action. That would justify a loss to the Rams, even if Los Angeles was missing Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett. Still, this game is tough to explain.Philadelphia led 20-10 and faced third-and-goal from the two-yard line with 8:17 left in the fourth quarter. Regardless of who’s playing (or not playing), an NFL team must put the game away.Philadelphia didn’t, and here we are. Jalen Hurts spoke with the media post-game and blamed another ugly offensive performance on “poor execution.” He’s being criticized heavily after this one. Let’s break down another rough outing, one that resulted in a second consecutive Eagles loss.Jalen Hurts’ best throwsThere’s a thin line between winning and losing in the NFL, and failure and success walk a thin line of their own. What if we told you that Jalen Hurts’ most exciting throw of the contest was almost intercepted? Rams defender Quentin Lake came within inches of a drive-ending interception. Instead, Darius Cooper made one of the week’s best catches.Cooper said MINE 😤@LARvsPHI on FOX/FOX OneStream on @NFLPluspic.twitter.com/LiUWnfis12— NFL (@NFL) October 4, 2026The result is six points and a touchdown. We avoid the questionable decision and instead highlight a great throw and catch.Jalen Hurts’ Week 4 final report cardAccuracy and ball location: DFootball is a team game, and no, Hurts hasn’t gotten help from his offensive line at times, but let’s be frank. Even when his feet are set and he has time to process what he is seeing, he still throws too many wild passes. Some of his incompletions come from rocketing a ball out of bounds because he doesn’t have anything, but an NFL quarterback still has to connect on many of these.A tough showing for Jalen Hurts and the #Eagles offense in Week 4. What’s your confidence level as Philadelphia shifts to Week 5? pic.twitter.com/OiMp5gQbfa— Geoffrey A Knox ‘GQ’ (@GQ_4_Eva) October 5, 2026Vision and dissection: C-We can talk about concerns about Jalen Hurts’ field vision. When listening to what Super Bowl champion Nick Foles has to say, it’s easy to raise an eyebrow. @NickFoles with some interesting stuff here. pic.twitter.com/J3kY5kvrs6— Geoffrey A Knox ‘GQ’ (@GQ_4_Eva) October 5, 2026But what about those questions about pass protection, or lack thereof? That must be taken into consideration.There’s a lot of things that we can talk about with the offense in Philadelphia through four games, but the process for Jalen Hurts is so accelerated it’s unbelievable. Another play that stood
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