It was, in many ways, a quintessential Jalen Hurts performance. Detractors will say the Eagles beat the Packers in spite of the quarterback. Advocates will say he did enough to win and that is all that mattered.

The other piece of Hurts' performance is the continued criticism of how the quarterback plays and wins over time. Philadelphia is now 23-4 in games played at home since 2022 with Hurts as their signal-caller.

PHILADELPHIA − A.J. Brown was onto something when he was caught on the sidelines reading a book. The book, by Jim Murphy, was entitled "Inner Excellence." Brown, the Eagles wide receiver, knows a thing or two about excellence. After all, three straight seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving certainly speaks to that.