Hot Mic Caught Jalen Hurts’ Nasty Message For Titans Superstar After Last-Second Win [VIDEO]

This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.

Jeffery Simmons said the quiet part out loud before kickoff in Nashville.

“We just need to make Jalen Hurts be a QB,” the Titans tackle told reporters. “Stop his runs, make sure Hurts doesn’t get out of the pocket and make plays.”

For three hours, that plan almost worked. Hurts ran five times for 16 yards. Tennessee sacked him three times and picked him off twice.

Then the Eagles got the ball down 20-17 with 1:56 left and no timeouts. Hurts drove 65 yards in nine plays and hit Darius Cooper for three yards with nine seconds on the clock. Philadelphia won 24-20. After the handshake line, he found Simmons and closed the quote himself.

Jalen Hurts Finished the Quote on the Field

Eagles Fan Central quote-tweeted the pregame quote first with the postgame walk-off. Hurts looked at Simmons and said, “You started that s–t, I had to finish.”

That is the whole story in one sentence. Simmons wanted a pocket passer. He got one on the last drive. Hurts went 26-of-37 for 264 yards and two scores. DeVonta Smith caught 10 balls for 117 yards. Cooper, wide open in the back of the end zone, caught the one that counted. Cam Ward still had a shot from midfield. The last ball hit the turf.

The first half did not look like this. Amani Hooker picked Hurts in the end zone on the opening drive. Saquon Barkley left after the first play with a stinger. Dallas Goedert later went out with a knee. Tank Bigsby punched in a short run. Jake Elliott drilled a 58-yarder. Tennessee still led late after Joey Slye’s 33-yard kick.

Why Jalen Hurts Needed That Last Drive

Simmons was not inventing a new scouting report. Hurts wins with his legs as often as his arm. Take those away and the old argument shows up. Can he sit in there and throw people open? Two interceptions gave Tennessee 10 points. The last one came with his arm hit on a deep ball to Smith. That is the tape critics want. The two-minute drive is the tape Philadelphia will keep.

Smith won third-and-6 on a 19-yard post to set up first-and-goal. Cooper finished it. The Eagles are 2-0 after another one-score game. Week 1 was 24-22 over Washington. This was the first win at Nissan Stadium after years of coming up empty there.