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.

Hurts did make one critical decision in particular, however, that helped lift the Eagles to the win. After the game, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni noted that Hurts audibled into the play that led to Goedert's touchdown late in the third quarter.

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.