Hurts is still in the NFL’s concussion protocol but even if he is good to go against the Packers in the wild card round on Sunday, the Eagles still have a decision to make. Will it be Kenny Pickett or Tanner McKee as his backup?

The Philadelphia Eagles were always going to be the No. 2 seed heading into the NFC playoffs, no matter how Tanner McKee performed on Sunday. This regular-season finale was a chance for McKee to show in a meaningful football game (record-wise) what the organization already knew.

He excels on these intermediate out routes, and Tanner McKee threw some beautiful passes outside the numbers in this game. Considering his size, I wondered if the offense would attack the middle of the field more,

The Colts, Jets and Browns are among the six teams that should be interested in trading for Philadelphia Eagles third string quarterback Tanner McKee

PHILADELPHIA — “It’s been a while since I’ve done this,” Eagles third-string quarterback Tanner McKee joked as he settled in behind the podium for his postgame press conference. “It’s like I’m back in college.”

We start out with some wild Tanner McKee numbers and then get into the historic achievements of the 2024 defense and a rare achievement by a trio of Eagles rookies. All that and tons more in our final regular-season installment of Roob’s Eagles Stats.

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Sure didn’t look like his first NFL start. And sure didn’t look like he was playing with a bunch of unknown rookies. And sure didn’t play like a 6th-round pick. Tanner McKee put together a remarkable performance in his first career start Sunday.