Keyshawn Johnson expects a clutch performance from Jalen Hurts against the 49ers this week

Keyshawn Johnson is putting his money on Jalen Hurts to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

Keyshawn Johnson expects a clutch performance from Jalen Hurts against the 49ers this week

Jalen Hurts and Keyshawn Johnson (via SI/WireImage)

Sunday cannot come soon enough. Two of the best teams in the NFL will go against one another when the Philadelphia Eagles take on the San Francisco 49ers. The former is 10-1 so far this season whereas the latter is 8-3. Ahead of this highly-anticipated matchup, FOX Sports analyst Keyshawn Johnson expressed his faith in Jalen Hurts on Undisputed on FS1.

The analyst stated, 

Jalen Hurts engineers a drive late to kick a field goal, game over.

Johnson is expecting it to be a close game. He believes the Eagles will win with a 1-point margin over the 49ers. 

When you look at this football game, the 49ers have been playing better competition and beating them soundly, Philadelphia on the other hand has struggled.

The analyst credited the San Francisco 49ers of having fared better against the top teams in the NFL. He was referring to the biggest criticism of the Philadelphia Eagles this season which has been that.

Though they have beaten nearly every team in the NFL, they have done so by a narrow margin. The 49ers, on the other hand, have beaten teams by healthy margins and now, the team’s defense is top-tier with Nick Bosa and Chase Young posing a nightmare to QBs.

Keyshawn Johnson is relying on Jalen Hurts to lead the Eagles to victory over the 49ers

Their offense remains great with Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey, and Brock Purdy stepping up at every single game. 

Philadelphia is clunking along but still compiling wins. It hasn't been offensively what we saw a year ago so people automatically assume this offense isn't good, there's something wrong with it. Then defensively, they've given up a lot of yardage even though they win games and they get crucial stops...but when it counts the most they get the stops.
Jalen Hurts and Keyshawn Johnson
Jalen Hurts and Keyshawn Johnson (via SI/Reuters)

Despite getting off to a slow start in games, the Eagles have the best record this season sitting at 10-1. The biggest advantage that the team has is Jalen Hurts, he has the capability of coming up clutch. No matter how large the deficit, Hurts has managed to slowly and steadily get the Eagles out of the ditch.

The Sunday night matchup between the two powerhouses will showcase which is the best team in the NFC is. The game is likely to be a preview of the divisional championship.

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