Can Jalen Hurts provide a Super Bowl win to quiet the doubters? - ESPN
PHILADELPHIA — Almost two years to the day, a familiar scene unfolded at Lincoln Financial Field.
The celebration spilled from the field to the locker room. Music thumped and players danced and the air was filled with a touch of chaos following a Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship Game victory. In the back right corner of the room stood a stoic Jalen Hurts, calmly pulling on a giant cigar.
In 2023, he was the sizzling, new-on-the-scene MVP candidate, and his attire matched the moment. He sported sunglasses, purple pants and a leather, Michael Jackson-meets-Prince purple jacket, complete with zippers running halfway up the sleeves.
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On Jan. 26, after a 55-23 thumping of the Washington Commanders, Hurts celebrated this win with more of a Michael Jordan-in-his-veteran-years vibe complete with pleated khakis, a black mock turtleneck and a conference championship hat turned backward to replace the Kangol hat he wore into the stadium. His play this season was equally modest — save the moments that required more flair.
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The results were ultimately the same: The Eagles are heading to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years. They will once again face off against the Kansas City Chiefs (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET, Fox), setting up a rematch between Patrick Mahomes and Hurts, who played arguably the best game of his career in a narrow 38-35 defeat in Super Bowl LVII.
It has been a different kind of season for