PHILADELPHIA – Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts back at Lincoln Financial Field Friday afternoon, warming up for the team’s practice ahead of their wild-card round game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday afternoon at the same venue.

Quarterback Jalen Hurts is poised to return to the Philadelphia Eagles’ lineup when they open the playoffs Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. Hurts was cleared under the return-to-play provisions of the NFL concussion protocol, Eagles Coach Nick Sirianni said Friday.

Jalen Hurts has cleared the NFL's concussion protocol and is "ready to roll" for the Eagles' wild-card game vs. the Packers.

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts called his concussion recovery "challenging," and "dealing with different symptoms ain’t fun either."

On Friday, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said that Hurts has cleared the concussion protocol and had a good week of practice. Hurts has missed the Eagles' last two games with a concussion that he suffered in the first quarter of the Eagles' Week 16 loss to the Washington Commanders.

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After a 13-yard run, Hurts was sent off the field. Checked in the sideline medical tent, Hurts came out and put his helmet on, standing ready to go back into the game until the Eagles’ medical staff took him to the locker room. He hasn’t played since.

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With both teams' starting quarterbacks healthy, and their cast of characters ready to play as well, Sunday's marquee playoff matchup should be one of the highest viewed of the week. And Philadelphia knows they will need to play their absolute best to move forward in their overall process to the divisional round.

When Hurts was injured, the Eagles deployed backup passer Kenny Pickett, who led an admirable attempt to take over the game against Washington but, ultimately, fell. As the playoffs drew nearer, Philadelphia was aware that they were out of reach of the 1-seed in the NFC but also out of reach of the other division-winners behind them.

The Detroit Lions’ 31-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings in the final game of the 2024 regular season had a playoff vibe to it.