The Eagles defense forced the Saints to punt and the Philadelphia started moving the ball, even converting on fourth down. But on the next play, Hurts scrambled to his left when he was hit from behind and fumbled. Willie Gay recovered the ball for the Saints.

“He played his butt off today,” Sirianni said. “Jalen Hurts is a winner. He’s a winner. He wins. You tell me when he hasn’t won. He’s a winner. And, man, I’m proud of him. I can’t say enough good things about his response. …

New Orleans has proved to be a strong defensive unit but Hurts threw a bad interception in the red zone to cost the Eagles a chance at points. He tried to force a pass to wide receiver Devonta Smith through double coverage but Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu got a jump on the ball for a pick.