PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts showed the Tennessee Titans — and anyone else watching — just how well he can play quarterback.
With no timeouts, 1:56 remaining and the Eagles trailing by three points on Sunday, Hurts led a nine-play, 65-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Darius Cooper with 9 seconds remaining, giving Philadelphia a 24-20 victory.
“That drive down the field was a big-time drive,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said.
The stellar play from Hurts in crunch time followed comments by Tennessee’s Jeffery Simmons in the lead-up to the game in which the Pro Bowl defensive tackle said a key for the Titans would be to make Hurts play quarterback. Simmons explained the comment after the game by saying the Titans wanted to keep Hurts in the pocket.
“I heard it,” Hurts said. “Happy we won.”
Hurts finished 26 of 37 for 264 yards with a pair of touchdowns and two interceptions. He went 6 of 8 for 61 yards on the final drive, including a 20-yard pass down the right sideline to Dontayvion Wicks and a 19-yard strike down the left sideline to DeVonta Smith to the Titans 3-yard line. He then found Cooper in the back of the end zone, and the second-year undrafted free agent from Tarleton State made a leaping reception for his first career touchdown.
“I knew Darius Cooper would be ready to make a play when he needed to make a play,” Sirianni said.
Philadelphia’s coach also knew that Hurts would be poised under pressure.
“Proud of the way he played and the way he had his resolve, but that’s who he is,” Sirianni said. “That doesn’t surprise me. He’s that on a daily basis. Constantly in the moment. It’s just a great example of your habits take over in this moment. You can’t expect to be somebody different if you haven’t practiced that the entire time. And that’s who Jalen is.”
Hurts said the final drive was emblematic of his approach during all four quarters.
“Same approach at the end of the game is the same approach throughout the game,” he said. “Great focus and poise coming in and being able to maintain that throughout the game. That’s what it came down to.”
Hurts continues to connect with receivers for explosive passing plays, an emphasis for the Eagles under new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion. After hitting on three passes for more than 30 yards in Week 1, Hurts had three plays that went for at least 22 yards against Tennessee, including those crucial passes to Wicks and Smith on the final drive.
Pass protection remains an issue for the Eagles’ offensive line, which has allowed six sacks in two weeks. Hurts was under frequent pressure against the Titans, though less so than against the Commanders the previous week.
Smith finished with 10 receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown, bringing his two-game total to 13 catches for 170 yards in his new role at the No. 1 receiver after Philadelphia traded A.J. Brown in the offseason.
Philadelphia’s running game has stalled in the first two weeks. Excluding Hurts’ rushing yards, the Eagles have totaled 163 yards on the ground through two weeks, including 73 against the Titans.
RB Saquon Barkley (stinger) was injured on the game’s first play. He returned early in the second half and finished with 9 yards on four carries. After leading Philadelphia with 77 yards receiving and two scores in Week 1, TE Dallas Goedert (knee) had one catch for 4 yards before leaving in the second quarter.
Philadelphia improved to 15-4 in September since 2021.
The Eagles host Chicago on Monday, Sept. 28.
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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/John Amis)
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/John Amis)
Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned Monday that it would “change the geography of the war” if the United States escalates the conflict.
Meanwhile, the British military said an “unknown projectile” struck a tanker as it entered the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, injuring two crew members.
The Israeli military remains on alert as much of the country shuts down for Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism.
Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Monday. Full coverage is available here.
A spokesperson for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Hossein Mohebbi, said Monday that “the war is not over” and warned that Iran would change its weapons, military tactics and targets if the conflict with the U.S. escalates.
“We will certainly change the geography of the war,” Mohebbi said in a statement carried by Iranian state media. “We will certainly bring new weapons with new capabilities into the battle.” He said the Guard had prepared for a long-term war.
“Our targets will no longer necessarily be the same as before,” he said, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, adding that Iran has targets that have not yet been struck.
The more than six-month war began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. The conflict has included repeated attacks and efforts to negotiate an end to the fighting, with no agreement reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or revive talks over Iran’s nuclear program.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Burnham told reporters as he flew to the United Nations General Assembly in New York that he had agreed the Royal Air Force will provide air-to-air refueling of Saudi planes. The agreement is for a matter of weeks, but Burnham said it will be kept under review.
The conflict between the Houthis and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government has reignited, with Houthis aiming missile and drone strikes at Saudi Arabia, including one that targeted Riyadh on Saturday before being intercepted.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) said a tanker was struck by an “unknown projectile” as it headed into the Strait of Hormuz. Two crew members sustained minor injuries.
The UKMTO said Monday the vessel is reportedly continuing to its next port of call under its own power. No reports indicated any environmental impact at this time.
Tehran has asserted control over much of the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28. In peacetime, about 20 million barrels — roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply — passed through Hormuz each day.
Some tankers are again traversing the strait, but traffic is well below what it once was.
In Yemen, the leader of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels used the anniversary of his group’s overthrow of the Yemeni government to lash out at Saudi Arabia.
In a pre-recorded speech aired Monday, Abdul Malik al-Houthi said his group’s demands include an end to what he called Saudi “aggression” and the blockade the Saudi-led coalition has imposed on the rebels for about a decade.
“Stop the aggression and end the blockade. Our demands represent the legitimate rights of our people,” he said in the speech aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah channel.
The Houthis descended from their stronghold in northern Yemen, taking over the capital of Sanaa in September 2014 and forcing the country’s government into exile in Saudi Arabia.
The following year, Saudi Arabia led a multi-national coalition that entered the war in an attempt to restore the government. The coalition imposed an air and sea blockade on the Houthi-held areas, as part of its war efforts.
The World Health Organization says 680 people were killed or injured across Yemen over the course of a week as fighting between the Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces continues.
WHO said on Monday in a post on X that 164 people were killed and 516 injured between Sept. 13 and Sept. 18. This brings the total number of casualties since Aug. 6 to 3,672, including 674 deaths and 2,998 injuries.
Lahj province in southwestern Yemen is currently an active front line where 58 deaths and 226 injuries were reported within six days, according to the U.N. agency.
Fighting between the Houthis and government forces has so far displaced 129,438 people across seven provinces, the International Organization for Migration says.
The IOM said in an update Monday that people escaping the conflict inside the country were forced from their homes in only a few weeks, with many already fleeing more than once.
Israel's military remained on alert even as the country woke up to the silence and empty streets of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, considered the holiest day for the Jewish faith.
Streetlights blinked yellow Monday as the faithful walked to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City.
“For the next 25 hours, Israel is offline,” the foreign ministry said on X after sundown Sunday. But the military said it bolstered its frontline forces following the killing of an Israeli settler Sunday in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian suspect was detained after a search.
This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.
A woman walks with her dogs as they cross an empty street during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, in Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Palestinian men cross a closed gate after the Israeli army imposed a closure of the entrance to the West Bank village of Haris, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Shiite clerics carrying rifles march during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade at Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
