A.J. Brown adjusting to his new world of coverage

Eagles notebook: A.J. Brown adjusting to his new world of coverage originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

A.J. Brown is one of the best receivers in the NFL and he’s getting treated like it.

Sometimes that means double coverage or a bracket. Sometimes that means a top corner following him. Sometimes it means the opposing defensive coordinator spends all week working to stop No. 11.

“Going into every game, I know their game plan is probably to take me away,” Brown said. “It’s a part of it. It’s the new world I’m living in now. It’s OK.”

Brown, 26, only has himself to blame.

That NFL-record stretch of six straight games of 125+ yards certainly woke up defenses around the NFL. Against the Chiefs on Monday night, Brown was targeted 4 times and had just 1 catch for 8 yards in the 21-17 win.

“You try your best just to try to stay locked in as much as possible,” Brown said. “You continue to do your job regardless of whether you’re touching the rock or not. Staying locked in mentally. Whenever you get your opportunities, you have to make the most of it.”

One of those plays that Brown was doubled was a crucial 3rd-and-5 in the middle of the fourth quarter. And all that extra attention on Brown allowed DeVonta Smith to get open for a 13-yard gain. A couple plays later, the Eagles punched in the go-ahead touchdown.

That attention doesn’t end up in the stat sheet but it’s an example of the effect Brown can have on a game even when he isn’t putting up record-breaking numbers.

“Man, I’m all about winning. I’m all about winning,” Brown said. “If I get it, cool. If DeVonta get it, cool. If Dallas (Goedert) get it, cool. If Quez (Watkins) get it, it doesn’t matter. Like I said after the game, he was the MVP of that game to me. He made some crucial plays all night.”

A sweet Sweep

It was one of the Eagles’ biggest plays in their win over the Chiefs in Week 11 and it’s one that the team was especially proud of.

Because as Sirianni…

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Publish date : 2023-11-25 12:00:00

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