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The Philadelphia Eagles secured the top seed in the playoffs with a 22-16 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.
The Eagles set a new high for regular-season victories with a 14 3 record. Philadelphia made it to the Super Bowl in each campaign.
A third trip is dependent on the health of Hurts, who missed the last two games with a shoulder injury.
Hurts, who had a questionable designation on the injury report this week, finished the day with 229 yards passing and 9 carries for 13 yards.
"I know he was hurting, and he was hurting bad, but we didn't feel like there was more risk of further injury, but we knew he was hurting," he said. He was able to go out there and tough through it, that's the kind of competitor he is, that's the kind of person he is, and kind of teammate and leader he is.
Hurts threw a 35-yard completion to A.J. Brown. With that play, Hurts became the second Eagles player in franchise history with 3,500 pass yards and 500 rush yards in a season, joining Randall Cunningham.
The coaching staff mostly stayed away from quarterback runs with Hurts coming off an injury and doing his best to avoid contact. The offense wasn't as good as it could have been, but it was still good enough against a Giants team that was already in the playoffs.
The Eagles won the division title for the first time in nearly a year.
Hurts said that he had been pushing himself beyond measures to be available. We did what we had to do regardless of the risk reward. We're the top seed and the goal is to win the division. I can be ready for the playoffs now that I've recovered.
The Eagles won four straight from 2001 to 2004 to win a repeat title, but it was the 18th season in a row without a repeat champ. It is the longest such streak for any division in football history and the longest active streak for any division without a repeat champion.
The Eagles have a bye in the playoffs. The extra time off will be appreciated by the players who are dealing with injuries.
I don't want it to be about me. Hurts said that they just accomplished a great goal. Let's get ready to play our best ball." It has been a great ride but the job is not done.
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