For Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles, next Sunday provides a chance at redemption. Two years after falling in an epic 38-35 defeat in Super Bowl LVII, the Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch for the ages. Hurts, now bolstered by running back Saquon Barkley, is hoping to lift the Lombardi Trophy for the first time, while the Chiefs are one game away from becoming the first team to win the title three years in a row.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the Eagles’ signal-caller in advance of Super Bowl LIX.
Jalen Hurts Prop Bets
Passing Yards: Over 212.5 (-111)
Passing Touchdowns: Over 1.5 (+145)
Interceptions: Over 0.5 (+128)
Pass Attempts: Over 27.5 (-102)
Completions: Over 18.5 (+102)
Passing + Rushing Yards: Over 261.5 (-112)
Longest Completion: Over 33.5 (-115)
Rushing Yards: Over 39.5 (-113)
Rushing Attempts: Over 9.5 (-124)
Longest Rush: Over 12.5 (-130)
First TD Scorer: +650
Anytime TD Scorer: -110
2+ TDs: +550
Jalen Hurts Best Prop Bet
Jalen Hurts O1.5 Passing Touchdowns (+145)
I already wrote earlier this week that Hurts was likely to score a touchdown, given that he had rushed for three touchdown passes in both the NFC Championship and Super Bowl VII two years earlier. I cited, in particular, the differences between the Tush Push variation that the Chiefs successfully stopped against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game and the version that the Eagles run. I think it’s conceivable that he could run for a touchdown while still throwing at least two touchdown passes, although he only threw one during that Super Bowl loss.
During the Super Bowl, Nick Sirianni’s Plan A will be to run the ball with Barkley, but Philadelphia’s offense is dangerous through the air too. Kansas City’s rushing defense is elite; during the regular season, it allowed just 1,197 yards, the third-fewest in the league, and nine touchdowns — the eighth-fewest — to opposing running backs, which could limit Barkley’s effectiveness. The Chiefs also didn’t allow any receiving touchdowns to running backs, one of just five teams in the league to accomplish that feat, which shouldn’t hurt Hurts, who only threw one touchdown pass to Barkley this season.
If Kansas City is able to bottle up Barkley at all — a tall task, to be fair — Hurts is still capable of inflicting damage with his arm. During the Eagles’ Wild Card Round win over the Green Bay Packers, Barkley’s least efficient game of the postseason, Hurts threw two touchdown passes on just 21 attempts. He then looked far more confident as a passer in the NFC Championship, throwing for 246 yards, even if he only threw one touchdown pass. Philadelphia will obviously need Barkley’s legs if it wants to win the Super Bowl, but it’ll need Hurts’ arm, too.
Jalen Hurts DFS Analysis
Captain: $15,600 | FLEX: $10,400
With his dual-threat ability, Hurts is the perfect matchup for a Kansas City defense that has allowed 434 rushing yards to opposing quarterbacks, the seventh-most in the league. The Chiefs have also allowed four rushing touchdowns to quarterbacks, the eighth-most in football. With rushing statistics being more valuable than passing statistics, I would consider making Hurts a Captain as long as he’s completely healthy. He doesn’t accumulate a ton of volume, but he has a nose for the end zone and he rarely makes mistakes.
As I wrote about in my cheat sheet for DeVonta Smith ($7,400), Kansas City’s secondary has been pretty vincible in the postseason, and both Smith and A.J. Brown ($9,600) have put together pretty strong postseasons so far, with Brown having his best game of the season in the NFC Championship Game. The Chiefs have allowed the sixth-most points to opposing tight ends, making Dallas Goedert ($5,800) a great FLEX play as well. Kansas City corners Trent McDuffie and Chamarri Conner have both allowed a 118 passer rating or worse in the postseason, and it’s not like safeties Justin Reid and Bryan Cook have been much better in coverage. It’s no surprise that the Chiefs have allowed the 12th-most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks this season.
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