The NFL website that ranks players in overall value and grades each game out had Hurts' NFC Title game performance as the top overall player of all four teams in the conference championship round. His 92.1 grade was higher than Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, and many other stars from different positions.

Asked after Sunday's NFC Championship what it's like playing for Sirianni, who had praised the quarterback during postgame comments on the field, Hurts said the coach has "done a great job," while adding, "I guess he let me out of my straitjacket a little bit today ."

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni doesn't think you should read much into quarterback Jalen Hurts calling his offense a "straitjacket" following a blowout NFC championship game win. Take that for what you will.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has ended a strange and unfortunate NFL streak after defeating the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship.

It was last August 7 that Jalen Hurts took a seat at training camp in South Philadelphia before a sweaty media gathering and began the questioning himself – of the writers.

Philly's stars combined for six rushing touchdowns and the Eagles forced four turnovers Sunday, ending Washington's dream run.

Jalen Hurts was in a joking mood after the Eagles beat the Commanders convincingly in the NFC Championship game.

That's because Hurts completed 20 of 28 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown. He hit A.J. Brown on a beautifully thrown deep ball on 4th-and-5 from the Eagles' 45-yard line for 31 yards midway through the second quarter to the Commanders' 14-yard line.

The Eagles are so adept at their vaunted short-yardage plays that the Commanders committed four penalties with Jalen Hurts & Co. at or inside the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter of Philadelphia’s 55-23 rout of Washington on Sunday.

If the conference championships are any indication, some of the highest drama in the Super Bowl in New Orleans in two weeks could come on the tush push perfected by the Philadelphia Eagles and decrypted by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Brian Gutekunst has done a good job in building the Green Bay Packers into a perennial playoff team. Howie Roseman has done a great job in building the Philadelphia Eagles into a Super Bowl team.