Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, and the Eagles fell for the rat poison last week, voicing certain displeasures out loud and allowing the media to decipher the relationship between quarterback and wide receiver based on one word: passing.
Fast forward one week and Philadelphia kept ‘the main thing, the main thing,’ blasting the Steelers secondary to the tune of 25/32 passing for 290 yards (9.1 avg), two touchdowns, 0 interceptions, and a 125.3 passer rating.
Hurts carried the football 15 times for 45 yards and a score, but most importantly, he got Swole Batman and Skinny Batman involved to the tune of 19 catches, 219 yards combined, and two touchdowns.
One week after his “passing” comment, A.J. Brown logged eight catches for 110 yards (13.8 avg) and one touchdown on 11 targets.
After weeks of uncertainty and a hamstring injury, DeVonta Smith got involved in a colossal way, logging 11 catches for 109 yards (9.9 avg), one touchdown, and 12 targets.
On an afternoon when Saquon Barkley battled injury and the Steelers’ aggressive defense, the Eagles were able to explode through the air and remind the AFC and the NFL how dangerous this group can be when the passing game is impactful.
