Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts sat down for his postgame press conference on Sunday night and said: “So that’s what y’all wanted to see, huh?”

The Eagles won their ninth consecutive game last week. But in a 22-16 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Dec. 8, Hurts threw for only 108 yards after passing for just 118 in a 24-19 victory over the Baltimore Ravens the week before that.

The Philadelphia passing attack was broken, not on the same page, unproductive, and wide receiver AJ Brown was angry at the quarterback for not getting him the ball. Or at least that’s what the questions at the press conferences over the past week indicated.

“The scrutiny is never ending,” Hurts said on Sunday night after the Eagles won their 10th consecutive game. “It’s nothing new, so that’s something that I find a thrill in, and I appreciate being told I can’t and that we can’t.”

In beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-13, the former Alabama quarterback completed 25-of-32 passes for 290 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions against a team that had a 10-2 record and leads the AFC North.

“Look at how efficient we’ve been passing the ball these past nine weeks,” Philadelphia coach Nick Sirianni said after Sunday’s victory. “I just think it kind of gets a little bit blown out of proportion. Jalen’s quarterback rating has been over a hundred for most of the games.”

With Pittsburgh limiting the NFL’s leading rusher, Saquon Barkley, to 65 yards on 19 carries, Hurts threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Brown as the Eagles took a 10-3 lead with 1:13 left in the first quarter and a 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver DeVonta Smith as Philadelphia went up 17-3 with 9:07 left in the second quarter.

Brown had eight receptions for 110 yards, and Smith had 11 receptions for 109 yards.

“I thought Jalen did a great job of taking what the defense gave him,” Sirianni said. “We had two 100-yard receivers. I always think that’s cool when that happens. And Jalen was in complete control. Just another good day by him.”

Hurts also ran 15 times for 45 yards, including a 1-yard quarterback sneak with 14:17 to play for the game’s final touchdown. With 14 touchdown runs in 2024, Hurts leads the NFL.

Hurts said the Eagles “push to be well-rounded and water all areas of our yard” in their offensive plan.

“There’s multiple ways to win, and that was kind of where we leaned today,” Hurts said about the uptick in the passing stats. “We were able to find ways to make plays and execute and finish in the end zone and find a way to win. …

“I’ve always said and believed you want to make sure all of your tools are sharp when you need them, so when it’s time to use them, you can go. I think, frankly, there was an effort there. The approach was a little different this week. The grass will be green where you water it, and we decided to water it, and kind of saw the fruits of our labor in that. Obviously, we’d been watering the running game a good bit.”

In his fourth season as Philadelphia’s QB 1, Hurts became the fifth NFL quarterback since 1950 to start the games in three winning streaks of at least 10 games apiece. He joined Tom Brady, John Elway, Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning in achieving that feat.

This time, Hurts got a win with a broken ring finger on his left hand.

“It is broken, and it did impact my game,” Hurts said to confirm pregame reports. “… I don’t think it got any worse today. If it’s shattered, it’s shattered.”

The Eagles improved to 12-2 as they return to NFC East play against the Washington Commanders at noon Dec. 22 at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.