CHICAGO -- Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni expressed "remorse" over his reaction to the sideline hit by Chicago Bears linebacker D'Marco Jackson on Jalen Hurts that temporarily knocked his quarterback out of the game midway through the second quarter Monday night.
Cameras showed Sirianni appearing to shout expletives toward Jackson after the play.
"Obviously, you want to always fight for your players, and protect your players. I always come away when I have a moment like that with remorse of, 'Man, I shouldn't have let my emotions get the best of me,'" Sirianni said after the Eagles' 27-7 loss.
Facing a second-and-4 deep in Chicago territory, Hurts scrambled to the right sideline and began stepping out of bounds by the first-down marker. Jackson hit him hard in the shoulder area, sending Hurts crashing to the turf, and was whistled for unnecessary roughness.
Hurts got up and rejoined his teammates, but the referees stepped in and directed Hurts off the field to be tested for a concussion.
Andy Dalton took over at quarterback and threw an interception on third-and-goal from the 2-yard line, denying the Eagles their first points of the game.
"I apologized to [Hurts]," Dalton said. "I put us in a bad spot, but I put him in a bad spot, too."
Hurts left the medical tent to watch the third-down play unfold, but he had not yet been cleared. Moments later, he received the go-ahead to return to action. Hurts was visibly upset as he exited the tent and made his way toward the bench.