The Philadelphia Eagles were stuck in the mud. For the first thirty minutes against the Los Angeles Rams. The defending champs were on the ropes, trailing by nineteen. Something had to give. Everyone was waiting for the ignition switch to flip.
Then, a sideline camera found its mark. Jalen Hurts, usually the picture of stoic calm, was animated. He leaned into offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. The conversation looked like a stark contrast to the team's sluggish performance. It looked intense, a moment of high drama, the kind that gets replayed on sports talk shows for days.