History has not been on the side of quarterbacks who lose in their first Super Bowl appearance, especially over the last 30 years. Jalen Hurts ended one of the weirdest quirks in recent Super Bowl history,

Hurts took the field for pre-game warmups with his left knee braced and heavily wrapped: Hurts suffered a knee injury in Sunday’s game against the Rams on a sack late in the third quarter and was taken to the blue medical tent for evaluation.

Jalen Hurts let his team know it will take every player being on the same page to win on Sunday. Before the Philadelphia Eagles hosted the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game, Hurts gave a pregame speech to his teammates in which he made it known a team effort was needed for victory.