Sirianni rues outburst over hit on Hurts in Eagles' loss — SkimNews
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- Eagles fell 27-7 to the Bears on Monday Night Football in Chicago, managing their lone points on a tush push touchdown by Hurts as time expired in the first half — an eight-play, 67-yard drive.
- Sirianni expressed "remorse" for shouting expletives at Bears linebacker D'Marco Jackson after Jackson hit Hurts in the shoulder area while Hurts was stepping out of bounds on a second-and-4 play, drawing an unnecessary roughness penalty.
- Hurts was directed into concussion protocol despite saying he felt fine, telling reporters he "wish we could have expedited things" — and was visibly upset exiting the medical tent after not being cleared in time.
- Andy Dalton, replacing Hurts during the protocol, threw an interception on third-and-goal from the 2-yard line that denied Philadelphia its first points; Dalton said he "apologized" to Hurts for putting him in a bad spot.
- Sirianni said he was receiving "nothing" about Hurts' status during the protocol and chose not to call a timeout so as not to "influence anything," adding that "the health of the player is the most important thing."
Why it matters: The interception Dalton threw while Hurts sat in concussion protocol — on a third-and-goal from the 2 — directly cost the Eagles points they couldn't recover, and Philadelphia's offense produced zero points outside of one desperation half-ending tush push, exposing how little margin they have when their franchise quarterback is even briefly unavailable.
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