It wasn’t pretty.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ 17-16 victory Sunday over the Indianapolis Colts was not ideal. In fact, it was far from perfect.

There were untimely penalties and turnovers. The offense was not that great, and the Eagles entered the fourth quarter trailing 13-3.

An uncomfortable feeling for fans.

But wins are never easy in the NFL. The fact that the Eagles came back and won is great. The Eagles gained a game lead in the NFC (I guess thanks, Dallas) and picked up ground over the Giants.

All that is good.

Before we get to what went wrong, let’s talk about one thing— Jalen Hurts. I wrote a few weeks ago about the haters. If you still don’t admit he is a franchise quarterback, then I don’t know what to say.

The Eagles have not came back from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit since 2010. Trailing 16-10, Hurts erased that stat.

He marched down the field and scored the go-ahead touchdown. That’s it. That’s all we need to know. No more excuses. Yes, the game was not perfect. But the defense did its job and gave the offense a chance… and Hurts did what he was supposed to do— score the winning touchdown.

Do we all agree?

Hurts completed 18 of 25 passes for 190 yards and a score. He led the team with 86 rushing yards and a touchdown. He carried the team Sunday, and if you don’t agree than you were watching something else, apparently.

Players let him down in the loss to Washington last week. One play in particular? That Quez Watkins fumble. That would have put the Eagles deep into Washington territory, and possibly might have changed the game.

Hurts was let down again Sunday.

After the Eagles defense recovered a fumble, Hurts made a perfect pass to A.J. Brown, who fumbled and gave the ball back to the Colts. The Colts extended their lead to 16-10 after that turnover.

That was not on Hurts, much like last game. In the loss to Washington, maybe the interception was on Hurts (despite the pass being perfect).

Overall, the poor performance Sunday cannot be attributed to Hurts. Unlike most, I do not dislike Jonathan Gannon. But, seriously, you had to know Jonathan Taylor was the Colts’ main game plan, right?

Why did he rush for almost 50 of his 84 yards on the opening drive? The Eagles should have came out knowing to stop the run. There was not pressure being brought, that’s for sure. The run defense improved throughout the game, but early on the defense was a problem .

But when it came down to it, Hurts shined.

That’s what franchise quarterbacks do.

When it came down to it, the defense made stops.

Good teams find ways to win

The NFC-leading Eagles have to prepare for the struggling Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. The key word there is struggling. The Packers recent play should mean nothing, and it’s still Aaron Rodgers. We all know Rodgers is still a threat. He doesn’t have weapons, but he still makes plays.

By no means is this an easy win.

The Eagles definitely need to regroup and focus on brining pressure against Rodgers and Aaron Jones. Hopefully, the offense gets off to a faster start, too. We wil see next Sunday, but the main takeaway from the win over the Colts should be that the Eagles can make fourth-quarter runs and Jalen Hurts (a franchise quarterback) can carry the team.