Eagles’ Jalen Hurts connects with A.J. Brown on two first-half landing passes

PHILADELPHIA — It is nearly Halloween, so it is solely becoming that “Swole Batman” made an early look for the Eagles Sunday.

Receiver A.J. Brown, who obtained the nickname from cornerback Darius Slay early within the season, confirmed off his tremendous hero expertise with two first-half landing passes in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers, serving to Philly to a 14-7 lead.

On the primary TD connection, it regarded like Jalen Hurts’ heave may very well be intercepted by standout security Minkah Fitzpatrick, however Brown got here zooming in and elevated to grab his third receiving landing of the season.

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On the second, Hurts threw an ideal ball on a third-and-8 go, which Brown caught in stride for a 27-yard landing.

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Coming into the sport, Brown had not recorded a 100-yard receiving sport since Week 1 in opposition to the Detroit Lions — a five-game streak that’s tied for the second longest of his profession. He put himself in an excellent place to alter that with 4 catches for 84 yards within the sport’s first 20 minutes.

Hurts improved to six of 9 with 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions on passes of 30+ air yards this season with the primary TD, per ESPN Stats and Information. Hurts went 8-of-28 (29%) with 1 TD and 4 INT on these passes final season