Eagles star calls out play-calling after win: ‘Let your killers do their thing’

PHILADELPHIA —The Eagles beat the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, 33-26, despite only scoring seven first-half points and finishing with 33 total yards through those two quarters.

Then, for the first time this season, Philadelphia’s passing offense came alive. The explosion during the second half resulted in three touchdowns. That made star wide receiver A.J. Brown happy.

“We got so many good players on this team, and at times, you can feel like we are being conservative,” Brown said after the game. “I don’t think it should be like that. Let your killers do their thing. Play fast and play aggressive. Not saying we haven’t been, but me personally, that’s what I would like. Obviously, we are going to run the ball and set up the run off the pass and the pass off the run. We have a lot of good players, and we just got to go. So, it shouldn’t be like that.”

After recording six catches for 35 yards over the first two games, Brown finally broke out against the Rams’ secondary, amassing six catches for 109 yards and a touchdown. Brown caught passes for 23 and 25 yards to set up DeVonta Smith’s go-ahead touchdown on the Eagles’ final drive.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts racked up 226 passing yards, with most of them coming in the second half.

It was an encouraging ending to a sloppy game. Brown believes the passing offense has the potential to be dynamic, but the play calls have to stop being conservative.

Hurts showed he’s capable of more, especially when he gets into a rhythm with Brown.

“I don’t mean this in a negative way, but I just got the ball,” Brown said about the difference in the second half. “I think it’s that simple.”

“A.J., he made some big-time plays,” Hurts said. “He made some big-time catches, some big-time catches.”

The Eagles need to involve Brown, who is one of the NFL’s best wide receivers, in their passing game to reach their ceiling.

Most teams can’t cover Brown, but he will need first-year offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo to scheme to maximize his talents. Brown’s combination of size (6-1, 226 pounds) and speed ended up being too much for Los Angeles’ cornerbacks.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said it’s obvious Brown wants the ball, but he handled a slow start to the season very well.

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