Is Jalen Hurts playing vs. Cowboys? Full injury update for Eagles QB

We knew what was about to happen as soon as we saw him peel himself from the turf. A replay of the tackle that forced Jalen Hurts out of Week 16's Philadelphia Eagles game vs. the Washington Commanders showed his head being rammed to an unforgiving turf.

The next few moments were reruns of moments we had seen before. QB1 walked into a blue medical tent, ran out, and tried to re-enter the game. The competitor living inside him was no doubt telling him he couldn't let his teammates down. The medical staff told him that he couldn't let himself down.

Jalen would ultimately enter the Eagles locker room, and he wouldn't return. That gave way to Kenny Pickett's first start of the Eagles season and questions about whether he'd also miss Philly's next game.

The Cowboys are on the horizon. The Birds look to place a bow on another NFC East title. It appears they will be doing so with Kenny Pickett at the helm of the offense.

Latest Jalen Hurts injury updates: Signs point toward Kenny Pickett starting in Week 17 as the Eagles quarterback.

As you'd expect, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni offered no update on Jalen Hurts during a sit-down with the Philly media. He's known for keeping everything close to the vest.

He stated what we knew, that Jalen was in the NFL's concussion protocol. On Thursday, he offered the usual "We'll see how things go", but during the portions of this week's practices that were open to the media, it was Kenny Pickett that took first-team reps.

It's rare that we see guys suffer head injuries and return to the lineup less than seven days later. Jalen hasn't participated in practice so far this week. The expectation, again, is that Pickett will start vs. Dallas.

Kenny is dealing with his own injuries, most notably some rib discomfort, but he says he'll be ready to go by Sunday.

The Cowboys are without CeeDee Lamb. We don't expect Philly will lose this game. This is one they should be able to win with Kenny.