Hurts on Super Bowl defeat: 'You either win or you learn'

At just 24 years old, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts lived the dream of many young boys across the country: Playing in the Super Bowl.

The Channelview Independent School District (CISD) alumnus joined the exclusive two-man club of field generals on Sunday to have multiple rushing touchdowns in the big game. 

Hurts; however, would trade it all away for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, which his team lost out on to the Kansas City Chiefs and fellow native Texan Patrick Mahomes 38-35.

Per a report from Philadelphia NBC affiliate WCAU that was run by Yahoo Sports, Hurts appeared determined to move on from the heartbreaking loss. 

“You either win or you learn,” Hurts, who entered arguably the biggest game of his fledging career, nursing a shoulder injury, said in the report. “That’s how I feel … Win, lose, I always reflect on the things I could have done better, anything you could have done better to try and take that next step.” 

Aside from his three scores on the ground, Hurts tossed for 304 yards and a touchdown to wideout A.J. Brown on 27-of-38 passing.

After getting Philadelphia on the board minutes into what would turn into a tight contest, the 2021 second-rounder from the University of Oklahoma (OU) was the victim of a strip sack that led to a defensive touchdown scored by Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton. 

But Hurts rebounded to help the Eagles amass a 10-point lead, which Kansas City obliterated in a second-half scoring frenzy en route to claiming the National Football League’s (NFL) biggest prize. 

“It’s a very tough feeling, but I know the direction is to rise and that will be the M.O. going forward, that will be the mentality going forward,” the signal-caller said, per WCAU. “That is the mentality.”

According to the report, Hurts lauded Kansas City for its second world championship in nearly five years. 

“Credit to them for the game they played and very competitive football game and very competitive football team and Coach (Andy) Reid,” he said. 

Hurts finished his third NFL season with 3,701 passing yards and 22 touchdowns through the air, selections to the Pro Bowl and All-Pro second team and was a finalist for NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP).