PHILADELPHIA — For the second time in five days, the Philadelphia Eagles didn’t have the prettiest outing in their 34-28 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. A win is a win in the National Football League, regardless.
The Eagles weren’t clean on offense and were down four starters on defense at one point. Their starting off-ball linebackers and safeties weren’t even on the team last season, and they had to start a cornerback who played just 20 career defensive snaps heading into this game (Josh Jobe).
The Vikings got their yards and points, but the Eagles did enough on both sides of the ball to win and get to 2-0. This victory had plenty of storylines worth revisiting, whether they were overreactions or not.
The A.J. Brown-Jalen Hurts sideline dilemma will linger
Overreaction or Reality: Overreaction
For those who didn’t see on the broadcast, Brown and Hurts had a conversation on the sidelines, resulting in Eagles coach Nick Sirianni having to pull Brown to the side and talk to him. The assumption is Brown was frustrated over the lack of targets and yards, as he finished with just four catches for 29 yards on the night. The Eagles even tried to force feed Brown for a touchdown on the next series, only to go three-and-out and allow the Vikings to cut the lead to a one-score game shortly after.
Much will be made of this, especially with Brown not at his locker when the locker room was open to reporters. Jalen Hurts didn’t discuss the situation much in his press conference, while DeVonta Smith denied anything existed.
Right now, it’s much ado about nothing. Brown wants his targets and wants a good game, but the sideline issue with Hurts is a thing until it isn’t. This will be a problem if Brown hashes out on the sideline later in the season, making this thing grow. Brown can nip the issue in the bud when he’s available next week.
DeAndre Swift is RB1
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