Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts left Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders with a concussion.
He suffered the injury in the first quarter during an Eagles touchdown drive. He slowly got to his feet after his head hit the ground during a tackle and ran to the sideline. He was replaced by backup Kenny Pickett and did not return. The Eagles ultimately ruled him out due to a concussion.
Pickett completed 3 of 3 passes on the drive, including a touchdown to AJ Brown, to extend Philadelphia’s lead to 14–0. Hurts left the field for the locker room and the Eagles announced before their next possession that he was being evaluated for a concussion.
Pickett returned to the field for Philadelphia’s next drive and threw an interception to linebacker Frankie Luvu.
Washington scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive to cut Philadelphia’s lead to 14–7.
Pickett’s touchdown was his first since joining the Eagles this offseason. Pickett previously started with the Steelers for two seasons after Pittsburgh selected him in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft. He last scored a touchdown on November 2, 2023 in Week 8.
He subsequently lost his starting job after failing to throw a touchdown in four consecutive games. The Eagles traded for Pickett this offseason to back up Hurts.
Hurts left the game as the Eagles battled for the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. The Eagles entered Sunday at 12-2, tied at three with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings for the best record in the conference. Hurts, a two-time Pro Bowler, entered Sunday having completed 69.2% of his passes for 206.6 yards per game with 18 touchdowns and five interceptions.
