Jalen Hurts vs. Daniel Jones: Who Will Have More Yards?

NFC East rivals the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles square off on Sunday with a pair of young quarterbacks on display. Daniel Jones for the Giants and Jalen Hurts for the Eagles are each mobile quarterbacks who have struggled in the passing game this season. 

However, they are also like ships passing in the night in a way. Hurts has been playing much better as of late and is showing the league why the Eagles spent a second round pick on him in 2020. Jones, however, has been making many question why the Giants took him with the sixth pick in 2020. Jones has under 500 yards passing total in his last three games and last week against the Buccaneers managed just 167. 

So, who makes for a better prop bet this weekend? Let’s break down each player separately with odds from WynnBET Sportsbook and find out. 

Jalen Hurts Passing Yards Total 201.5 (OVER -125/UNDER -115)

Jalen Hurts has done a phenomenal job getting past some early season hiccups and is looking stronger as the season progresses. Hurts is heading into the Eagles Week 12 game against NFC East rivals the New York Giants with 2,306 yards, 13 passing touchdowns, and five interceptions. Hurts has added 618 yards on the ground and eight touchdowns. 

Hurts now gets to face the NFL’s No.22 ranked Giants passing defense that is surrendering an average of 268.6 yards per game in the air. Now, Hurts is more of a dual-threat QB than a straight passer but has eclipsed 201.5 passing yards four times in the 11 games he’s started this year. He’s shown that if the game plan requires it, he is a capable passer. Against a soft Chiefs' defense in Week 4, Hurts amassed 387 yards passing with two touchdowns in a 42-30 loss. 

Being an NFC East rivalry game, I expect both teams to “be up” for this game. The one worry I have about Hurts’ statline here is that the Eagles could pull away early. This would leave Hurts little need to pass and they might just run the ball until the final whistle. However, I’m willing to be that the Eagles need Hurts to pass enough before that to go over this total.

Daniel Jones Passing Yards Total 235.5 (OVER -125/UNDER -115)

Unlike Hurts, it feels like Daniel Jones hasn’t been learning enough from his mistakes and is not progressing as much as the Giants would like. He will face an Eagles defense this weekend that ranks 11th in the NFL with 244.0 passing yards this game. However, Jones is only averaging 222.6 yards per game during an up and down campaign. This up and down season is why he is .500 this season in games where a passing prop was offered. 

Jones has struggled in the past when playing the Eagles as well. In the four career games Jones has played against Philly, he is averaging 183 yards per game which is almost 50 yards more than his total for Week 12. 

While I don’t feel confident in Jones so much, I do think this game could go the Eagles' way early. Therefore, the Giants will need to start airing it out before the half and this would bode well for Jones. So, in a way, both players will hit the over because I think the Eagles jump out in front early.