The expectation was that A.J. Brown’s arrival in Philadelphia would signal an upgrade at wide receiver, and on Sunday against Pittsburgh, the ‘Swole’ Batman exploded for a monster first half.
Philadelphia obviously saw something about Steelers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon and Hurts has targeted that side of the field three times on deep shots to his favorite target.
Brown now has five catches for 113 yards and three touchdowns.
A.J. Brown unstoppable
Brown has over 100 yards in the first half.
JALEN HURTS AND A.J. BROWN CAN'T BE STOPPED 😱
THIRD TD OF THE FIRST HALF!
(via @Eagles) pic.twitter.com/BEHhyXPtKE
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 30, 2022
Ben Solak
Slam dunk for Solak, who compared Brown’s unsportsmanlike penalty to a childhood favorite.
https://t.co/SiuwZSDgMU pic.twitter.com/5uQlC0plP4
— Neal Coolong (@NealCoolong) October 30, 2022
Will Compton
The podcast star is impressed.
Holy shit pic.twitter.com/QbfG9xWmNZ
— Will Compton (@_willcompton) October 30, 2022
Jeff Skversky
Brown’s historic first half.
AJ Brown is the 1st Eagles player with 3 receiving TDs in a game in 9 years
— Jeff Skversky (@JeffSkversky) October 30, 2022
Charles Robinson
Yahoo’s top NFL analyst was checking his fantasy.
JALEN. FREAKING. HURTS. AND. AJ. BROWN. pic.twitter.com/hD7FqiLSQY
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) October 30, 2022
NFL Research
Brown is the new king of the go-route after scoring three touchdowns in the first half on go-routes.
A.J. Brown is the first player since @NextGenStats route classification began in 2018 to record 3 receiving TD on Go routes in a single game.
Brown has done so in the 1st half of Week 8 against the Steelers. #FlyEaglesFly @Eagles @1kalwaysopen_
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 30, 2022
Bleacher Report
Brown went full game show host in the first half, pointing at the Steelers and saying you get Mossed, you get Mossed and you get Mossed.
A.J. BROWN LET EM' KNOW AFTER HIS THIRD TD 👉
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/FFPqqV08Vk
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 30, 2022