Reigning Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts probably had one of the worst games of his career against the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night. The Philadelphia Eagles (who are worth $8.3 billion) continued with their season-long offensive struggles streak and finished the night with a sloppy 22-19 overtime loss. In many ways, there were moments where fans had a valid reason to blame Hurts for the same.
Hurts lost a fumble and threw four interceptions, highlighting a career-worst outing. The Eagles needed this win after coming off consecutive losses. Hurts also became the first player since 1978 to give it away twice on the same play after throwing an interception in the second quarter to Da’Shawn Hand before recovering a fumble and losing the same on a tackle.
Fox Sports analyst Colin Cowherd did not mince his words against Jalen Hurts in his recent assessment on his show, The Herd. Calling Hurts a “circumstances quarterback” who looks great only when everything around him is pristine, Herd said,
“”IF the O-line’s perfectly healthy, IF the offensive coordinator is great, IF Saquon Barkley is having an amazing night or season, IF the defense is #1 like last year, he’s [Jalen Hurts] really successful.”
“IF the O-line’s perfectly healthy, IF the offensive coordinator is great, IF Saquon Barkley is having an amazing night or season, IF the defense is #1 like last year he’s really successful.”@colincowherd on Jalen Hurts’ UGLY game in the Eagles OT loss to the Chargers pic.twitter.com/u7iOBHXzkq
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) December 9, 2025
Thereon, Cowherd widens his criticism for the entire organization, arguing the Eagles are propped up by their front office and offensive coordinators more than by their head coach and QB. He calls Nic Sirianni a coach who is “entirely dependent on offensive coordinators” and says, unlike Kyle Shanahan, Matt LaFleur, Sean McVay, and Mike Vrabel, Sirianni cannot fix a broken side of the ball midseason.
He compares Philly to LSU football, where the team “don’t win and they don’t care.” As the Eagles stand at 8-5, with Hurts throwing four picks and becoming the only QB to have two turnovers in one play, Cowherd bluntly suggests that the season is exposing both Hurts and Sirianni as needing ideal surroundings in a way truly elite QBs and coaches do not.
Jalen Hurts Admits to His Vulnerabilities After Career-Low Performance
Jalen Hurts is openly taking responsibility for the Eagles’ offensive struggles and his own worst game of the season, showing clear awareness of his vulnerabilities. In a 22-19 overtime loss to the Chargers, he lost a fumble and threw four interceptions in a career-worst outing for a team already reeling from consecutive losses. He even became the first player since 1978 to turn the ball over twice on the same play, underscoring how rough the night was for him. Instead of deflecting blame, Hurts admitted,
“”I didn’t play well enough. Too many turnovers. Lots of opportunities, especially when we get on the other side of the 50 [yard line] and I wasn’t able to get us in the box.”
That honesty highlights how he sees himself as the primary steward of the offense, acknowledging that Philadelphia repeatedly got into scoring range and he failed to finish drives. Coming into the game with just two interceptions in 12 contests, the sudden spike in mistakes made his self-critique even sharper.
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