Eagles grades by position after huge win over the Bengals

Eagles grades by position after huge win over the Bengals originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

CINCINNATI — The Eagles are flying back from Cincinnati with a 5-2 record after their second straight blowout win.

This time, it came against a better opponent.

That’s why we can consider the Eagles’ 37-17 win over the Bengals the best and most complete win of the season. They were good in every phase on Sunday afternoon at Paycor Stadium and that shows up in the grades:

Quarterback

Jalen Hurts: 16/20, 236 yards, 1 TD; 10 carries, 37 yards, 3 TDs

On the Eagles’ second drive of the game, Hurts had a really bad throw to Kenny Gainwell that was nearly picked off. And that was really his only bad play in this game. Hurts on Sunday was efficient and did everything the Eagles needed him to. He hit his targets all over the field, got A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Grant Calcaterra involved in the passing game. And he even had some big-time designed runs and scrambles in this one. It was his best game of the season so far and he out-battled Joe Burrow.

Grade: A

Running back

Saquon Barkley: 22 carries, 108 yards

After signing with the Eagles in the offseason, Saquon Barkley has played in seven games for the Birds. He has now rushed for 100+ yards in four of them. Barkley had just 35 yards at halftime but had some tough carries in the second half to help the Eagles kill clock and walk away with another big win. He made some spectacular plays on the field and even one on the sideline when he hurdled a camera man. Not a lot of work for Kenny Gainwell in this one (5 for 19) and unfortunately Will Shipley had his first-career touchdown taken away because of a hold. We did see more Ben VanSumeren at fullback; that’s not going anywhere.

Grade: A

Receiver

DeVonta Smith: 6 catches on 7 targets for 85 yards, 1 TD

It wasn’t a surprise to anyone that Smith followed up his 1-catch for -2 yards performance with a big game in Cincinnati. It seems like whenever Smith has a low production…

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Publish date : 2024-10-27 21:41:35

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