Philly's Defense Dominates; Hurts Plays it Safe in Victory

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00:00I didn't think that was a game yesterday, John.

00:02I thought Philly played great on defense as usual

00:05and handled their business.

00:07I'm shocked, though, Scotty, that they

00:10didn't put up more than 22.

00:12Because at halftime, I put out a message to my followers.

00:15And I'm like, anyone else getting

00:17Penn State-Notre Dame vibes?

00:19Because they had dominated the first half,

00:22but yet to distance themselves.

00:24And you know Green Bay would have a chance.

00:26If Jordan Love stops throwing the ball to the opposite team,

00:30they could get back into that game.

00:32That never happened, by the way.

00:33So that was a lot of fun to watch.

00:35He looked awful, but not as bad as Justin Herbert did.

00:40Scotty, I remember some of those road trips with the Thrashers.

00:43And I mean, he was stumbling around.

00:45And I thought maybe it was a flashback to 1999.

00:50Honestly, you can't play like that and win a playoff game.

00:54It's bad enough.

00:56We've sat here all day talking about my Steelers

00:58bending over for five weeks.

01:00They looked anemic.

01:02They were down 21-zip.

01:04They were just awful.

01:06Their defense was awful.

01:08Their offense is stale and three and out.

01:10I don't see those problems with Philly.

01:12Now, let's talk about Hurts.

01:14He came back from missing the games with a concussion.

01:17And he didn't have to really do that much.

01:19But when he ran, he was effective.

01:21And I thought Barkley did his usual great job.

01:25The big thing is this, Scotty.

01:26The thing with this way is that Jalen Hurts,

01:28he's played in 15 and a half of the games

01:33that they've played this year.

01:34He has as many interceptions in 15 and a half games

01:38as Jared Goff threw in 51 minutes of one game.

01:43So what they've been asking Jalen Hurts to do

01:46is exactly what you just said.

01:48Don't do too much.

01:49You don't have to do too much.

01:50You have Saquon Barkley.

01:52You've got a great offensive line.

01:53Just don't turn the ball over.

01:55And they have set that at a premium, and it's worked.

01:58But, of course, everybody was going nuts this morning,

02:01saying, well, why didn't Hurts throw for 250

02:04and everything like that?

02:05And it's like, because they don't have to.

02:06And they don't put the ball in harm's way.

02:09And I think that'll probably be very important this week,

02:12depending on who they end up playing.

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