Eagles grades by position after a close win over Browns

Eagles grades by position after a close win over Browns originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

It wasn’t as easy as it probably should have been.

But after the Eagles got booed going into halftime, they did enough to pull out a 20-16 win over the struggling Cleveland Browns at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon.

Let’s get to the position grades:

Quarterback

Jalen Hurts: 16/25, 264 yards, 2 TDs, 126.1 rating; 14 attempts, 33 yards

Hurts got off to a really rough start in this game but ended up pulling it together and making some nice plays. The Eagles’ offense is still too disjointed and desperately needs to get off to better starts but Hurts had some really good moments in this game and finally had a turnover-free game for the first time this season. It clearly helped having his two big weapons back — Hurts hit DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown for touchdowns in this game.

Grade: B+

Running back

Saquon Barkley: 18 carries, 47 yards

Through the first four games of this season, Barkley had been the Eagles’ best player. He still made some tough runs against the Browns on Sunday as it was clear the Eagles wanted to run the football against Cleveland. But Barkley also made two huge errors. He failed to pick up a first-down late in the second half and then whiffed on a block to get Hurts sacked before the blocked field goal that was returned for a touchdown. Kenny Gainwell had a 19-yard run and finished with 3 for 23.

Grade: C+

Receiver

A.J. Brown: 6 catches on 9 targets, 116 yards, 1 TD

The Eagles got Brown and Smith back in this game and both played well. Brown in two games this season has 11 catches for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns. He barely had any separation on his 22-yard touchdown catch but was able to beat man coverage and come down with the pass. And his 40-yarder in the fourth quarter iced the game. Smith had a 45-yard touchdown catch on a mesh route. Jahan Dotson had just one official catch but it was a beauty on the sideline for 10 yards to move the…

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Publish date : 2024-10-13 23:56:32

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