The Eagles' offense was struggling. Then they remembered they had A.J. Brown

The Philadelphia Eagles' offense has struggled for much of this season. Then they turned to star receiver A.J. Brown to turn things around in a big win.

One play after a Jalen Hurts fumble — and only three plays into the second half — the Philadelphia Eagles were trailing the Los Angeles Rams 26-7 in their NFC championship game rematch, with an offensive effort that was lustily booed by the home crowd.

Whether it was the jeers or simply desperation, the deficit seemed to wake up the struggling Eagles’ offense. After having averaged only 22 points a game in the first two weeks of the season, Philadelphia’s offense scored 20 in the second half alone Sunday, en route to a 33-26 win.

And the key to scoring explosion was simple: Get the ball to receiver A.J. Brown.

Through their first 2½ games, the Eagles’ offense looked pretty mediocre despite their 2-0 record.

Over the first two weeks of the season, quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for only 253 yards total, with zero passing touchdowns. Hurts’ 5.6 yards-per-attempt average through the first two games of this year was lower than Saquon Barkley’s 5.8 yards-per-carry rushing average in 2024.