Eagles QB Jalen Hurts explains late interception vs. Seahawks

Hurts addressed Sirianni's comment while speaking with reporters on Thursday. 

"I mean, that’s not the way it’s taught," Hurts remarked, as shared by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. "You’re not hoping for that. But it’s situational football and we came up on the short end of that stick." 

Had Hurts checked down earlier in the play, he could have had at least one more opportunity to get the Eagles into position for a makeable game-tying field-goal attempt. The pick instead ensured a third consecutive defeat for Philadelphia that dropped the reigning NFC champions to 10-4. 

"I wish I would have done a lot of things," Hurts said about possibly having regrets regarding his final pass of Monday's contest. "There’s always plays that you wish you can get back...in all of these games throughout the year. So it’s just a learning opportunity." 

Hurts, who was dealing with an illness at Seattle's Lumen Field, tossed a pair of picks in Monday's defeat. According to StatMuse, the 25-year-old signal-caller now shares the NFL lead for the most total turnovers committed (17) on the season. 

Hurts acknowledged on Thursday that he was trying to give wide receiver A.J. Brown a "shot down the field" even though such a throw wasn't necessary at that point of the game. What's done is done and the Eagles now must shift their focus to the Christmas Day home game against the 5-9 New York Giants. 

The 10-4 Dallas Cowboys currently sit atop the NFC East standings due to a tiebreaker advantage they hold over the Eagles. Dallas plays at the 10-4 Miami Dolphins this coming Sunday afternoon.