PHILADELPHIA – Jalen Hurts gave the Philadelphia Eagles more than just a spark. He helped deliver a victory.Hurts ran for 106 yards and threw for 167 and one touchdown, Miles Sanders had 115 yards rushing and a pair of scores and Philadelphia beat the New Orleans Saints 24-21 Sunday.The Eagles (4-8-1) snapped a four-game losing streak and stayed within reach in the woeful NFC East.The Saints (10-3) had won nine in a row and were 8-0 over the past two seasons without Drew Brees before running into the inspired Eagles.
The loss dropped the Saints to the No. 2 seed in the NFC behind Green Bay, but they already have secured a playoff berth.Hurts was 17 of 30 in his first career start after replacing Carson Wentz.