Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts yells on the sidelines ahead of an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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NFL MVP Odds: How does Jalen Hurts rank going into the Bye Week?
The Philadelphia Eagles are now 8-1 after fending off the pesky Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon. Jalen Hurts completed 73% of passes in the win, throwing 2 touchdowns in the process. The Eagles are now 3 games clear atop the NFC East and Hurts is once again an MVP front runner.
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Jalen Hurts started the season at around the +1100 mark. Fast forward 9 weeks, the Eagles have the best record in all of football, and last year’s runner-up is in the hunt once again.
The Eagles QB was one of only 3 players to receive an MVP vote in 2022 (Mahomes and Allen being the others) and then balled out in the Super Bowl in a way that shattered records. After being paid a handsome new $255M contract, expectations were high and although he started slowly, the Oklahoma product soon picked up the pace.
Over the last 3 weeks, Hurts has thrown 8 touchdowns, 1 interception, and completed 75% of his passes for 805 yards. The Dolphins and Cowboys were two of the 3 defenses he faces.
Hurts also pushed A.J Brown into the history books with the young wideout becoming the first in NFL history to have 6 consecutive games with at least 120 receiving yards in a single season.
As far as competition goes, Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes find themselves in a three-way tie for the award right now. Jackson has thrown 9 TD’s and 3 picks, while Mahomes sits at 17/8, and Hurts at 15/8. There isn’t much between them and with the season being as wild as it has been, who knows what twists and turns lie ahead.
If you’re looking to bet on Jalen Hurts to win the MVP award, now might be a good time. He went from +1000 to +650 in a seven-day span last year upon his return from a shoulder injury and it would be fair to say that the MVP race would’ve been tighter had he played an entire year.
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Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Hurts throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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