Super Bowl 2023: Eagles' Jalen Hurts gets scoring started with trademark QB sneak
Philadelphia has been the NFL's best QB sneak team all season long

The NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles have had the best offensive line all season, and they proved it once again on the opening drive of Super Bowl LVII against the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Philadelphia big men up front have absolutely dominated the Chiefs defensive line at the point of attack on quarterback sneaks as NFL MVP runner-up and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts rumbled into the end zone on a 1-yard quarterback sneak for the first score of the Big Game and one in the fourth quarter that led to a 35-35 tie following a two-point conversion.
The first TD of #SuperBowlLVII belongs to Jalen Hurts! 🦅
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The quarterback sneak has been Philadelphia's bread-and-butter all season long as their 37 conversions on 41 attempts (Hurts added three other sneaks in the second, third, and fourth quarters) are both far and away the most by an team in the NFL.
Most QB sneak attempts this season
Conv/Att | |
---|---|
Eagles | 37/41* |
Browns | 17/20 |
49ers | 17/20 |
Bengals | 16/20 |
* Includes Hurts' Super Bowl touchdown
The Eagles' Second Team All-Pro quarterback's rushing scores have run his total to 18 on the season including the playoffs, the most by any quarterback in a season including the postseason. His total is two ahead of Cam Newton's 14 rushing touchdowns in his 2011 Offensive Rookie of the Year season. Hurts also became the first touchdown scorer in an Eagles game for a team-high fourth time this season, a winning bet for those who took him with +600 odds.