Super Bowl Rematch Goes To OT, Eagles Prevail On Hurts Touchdown
Jalen Hurts rushing ability was the X-Factor for the Eagles as the two-time Super Bowl champion had 365 all purpose yards and 4 touchdowns including this 5-yard rushing touchdown that would be the difference in overtime.
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| Team | Q | Time | Play | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia |
 | 1st | 6:08 | Ryan Williams, 1 Yd Pass From Will Howard | 7 | 0 |
 | 1st | 5:17 | Dallas Goedert, 16 Yd Pass From Jalen Hurts | 7 | 7 |
| 1st | 0:26 | Payton Wilson, Returned Fumble 1 Yd | 14 | 7 |
| 2nd | 2:59 | Eric Singleton Jr, 72 Yd Pass From Jalen Hurts | 14 | 14 |
| 3rd | 6:10 | Al Stratton, 1 Yd Pass From Jalen Hurts | 14 | 21 |
| 3rd | 2:00 | DK Metcalf, 2 Yd Pass From Will Howard | 21 | 21 |
| 4th | 8:14 | Brandon Aubrey, 47 Yd FG | 24 | 21 |
| 4th | 1:12 | Jake Elliott, 27 Yd FG | 24 | 24 |
| OT | 3:06 | Jalen Hurts, 5 Yd Run | 24 | 31 |
Philadelphia, PA. - The Philadelphia Eagles received their Super Bowl rings in a pregame ceremony Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field, then went out and did what champions do — found a way to win when it mattered most.
But make no mistake. The Pittsburgh Steelers made them earn every bit of it.
Philadelphia survived a 31-24 overtime victory over Pittsburgh in a game that told two very different stories. The first was the Eagles' resilience and Jalen Hurts' continued mastery of late-game situations. The second — and the one that will dominate the conversation heading into Week 2 — was just how competitive the Steelers were without their franchise quarterback.
Will Howard opened the night with a performance that briefly silenced the skeptics. The fourth-year pro was sharp and decisive on Pittsburgh's opening drive, completing 6 of 7 passes for 55 yards and capping the series with a one-yard touchdown strike to Ryan Williams to put the Steelers on the board first. It was exactly the kind of efficient, confident start Scheelhaase and his staff were hoping for.
As the game wore on, however, Philadelphia's defense began to solve the puzzle. Howard grew inconsistent, Pittsburgh's running game struggled to find any rhythm against the Eagles' ferocious front seven, and the Steelers offense increasingly found itself grinding for every yard. Yet somehow, despite those limitations, Pittsburgh never trailed by more than a touchdown. The defense — Brian Flores' defense — kept the Steelers in a game their offense had no business being in behind a menacing pass rush that tallied six sacks and multiple turnovers in the contest.
Entering the fourth quarter with a 24-21 lead, Pittsburgh appeared on the verge of one of the more stunning upsets of the young season. Then the Eagles' time of possession advantage began to take its toll. Philadelphia controlled the ball for 72 percent of the game, keeping Flores' unit on the field for extended stretches, and by the fourth quarter the Steelers defense was visibly running on fumes.
Hurts, cool and methodical as ever, took full advantage. The veteran quarterback orchestrated a masterful 13-play drive, mixing quick completions with timely scrambles and methodically working Philadelphia into field goal range before a third-down sack temporarily stalled the possession. It didn't matter. Jake Elliott — who has made a habit of breaking Pittsburgh's heart — drilled the game-tying field goal with 1:12 remaining, and a last-second heave from Howard to Ryan Williams fell just beyond his outstretched fingertips as time expired.
Overtime.
The Eagles won the coin toss and needed very little time to finish things off. Hurts converted a critical third-and-five from midfield with a 23-yard scramble that shifted the momentum decisively, then put the game away the same way he has put so many games away throughout his career — by spreading the Steelers into a four-wide formation and simply willing his way into the end zone.
Pittsburgh drove to midfield on their possession behind a remarkable fourth-and-eight conversion from Howard to DK Metcalf that briefly reignited hope, but Howard threw four consecutive incompletions to end the game and send the Eagles celebration into full swing.
For Scheelhaase, there was measured encouragement buried inside the disappointment.
"We're not in this business for moral victories," the first-year head coach said quietly in the postgame. "But to take the defending Super Bowl champions to overtime is an encouraging start, considering our circumstances."
The Steelers fall to 0-1 and travel to Denver next week to face the Broncos at Mile High.
Will Howard | 20/43, 247 Yds, 2 TD; 1 Att, 6 Yds
Jalen Hurts | 20/32, 265 Yds, 3 TD, INT; 9 Att, 103 Yds, TD
Quinshon Judkins | 17 Att, 66 Yds
Saquon Barkley | 12 Att, 110 Yds
DK Metcalf | 5 Rec, 55 Yds, TD
Eric Singleton Jr | 7 Rec, 138 Yds, TD
LB Harold Perkins Jr | 10 Tkl, 4 TFL, 1.5 Sacks
EDGE TJ Watt | 3 Tkl, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, FF
CB Joey Porter Jr | 8 Tkl, INT
EDGE Nolan Smith Jr | 7 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sack
MLB Jamien Sherwood | 8 Tkl, 2 TFL
DT Jordan Davis | 3 Tkl, 3 TFL
