Per Pro Football Reference, there have been 36 touchdown passes thrown on fourth down this season coming into Week 15. Russell Wilson and Deshaun Watson were tied with the league lead with four such touchdowns, followed by Matt Ryan with three, followed by Joe Burrow, Ryan Tannehill, and Andy Dalton with two.
The other quarterback with two fourth-down touchdown passes this season before Sunday’s action? Jalen Hurts, who threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Greg Ward against the Packers in Week 13 after he replaced Carson Wentz in-game, and then this 15-yard score against the Saints’ Cover-0 last week in his first NFL start:
Jalen Hurts to Alshon Jeffery TD
Eagles first TD in the first half in 5 games 👀 🔥🔥
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) December 13, 2020
Wentz, by the way, has one touchdown and two picks on fourth down this season.
Hurts did it again against the Cardinals on Sunday, with this red zone touchdown to Ward on fourth-and-3:
We love a good G-Ward touchdown.#PHIvsAZ | #FlyEaglesFly
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— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 20, 2020
Hurts also hit receiver Quez Watkins on this 32-yard touchdown on third-and-20.
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— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 20, 2020
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson has long been aggressive in adverse situations, and it seems that he has the ideal quarterback to get that done in the rookie second-rounder. Because Hurts doesn’t blink at those adverse situations, it can truly be said that the Eagles’ offensive philosophy is now…
4th and why not?#PHIvsAZ | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/3tADLd9gL3
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 20, 2020
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