Jalen Hurts felt little need to defend his pedestrian numbers in his first game in three weeks because of a concussion. The 131 yards passing. The 36 yards rushing.

Although the Eagles called 34 rushing plays compared to just 21 pass attempts, quarterback Jalen Hurts played his part as well. He was efficient through the air (13-for-21, 131 yards), distributing touchdown passes to wideout Jahan Dotson and tight end Dallas Goedert.

PHILADELPHIA − A.J. Brown was onto something when he was caught on the sidelines reading a book. The book, by Jim Murphy, was entitled "Inner Excellence." Brown, the Eagles wide receiver, knows a thing or two about excellence. After all, three straight seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving certainly speaks to that.