Eagles, DeVonta Smith
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts uncorks a perfect 36-yard touchdown pass into the hands of wide receiver DeVonta Smith.
A strong defensive performance and fourth-quarter touchdown from Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith helped the Eagles beat the Packers Monday night.
You can point to coverage schemes, gamescript, or plain-old variance. But it’s also mid-November, and for fantasy purposes, DeVonta Smith is the Philadelphia Eagles WR1. Smith leads the defending champs in targets (62), receptions (48) and receiving yards (657). With 249 yards now separating him from A.J. Brown, it’s not really close.
The Eagles improved to 7-2 on the season after beating the Packers in Week 10 by a final score of 10-7. However, the Eagles' passing led by QB Jalen Hurts struggled again, racking up just 183 net yards.
Jalen Hurts and the Eagles' offense were off, the Philly defense was on, and Nick Sirianni and Matt LaFleur traded off some baffling calls.
But on that play, Jalen Hurts went through his progressions and dumped the ball off to Saquon Barkley in the flat. From there, Barkley pulled off an incredible spin move and rumbled ahead for a 41-yard gain. On the very next play, Hurts hit DeVonta Smith for a 36-yard touchdown on a 50-50 ball. It was the Eagles’ only touchdown of the game.
In a game where points and yards were hard to come by, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith got six of one and 36 of the other on one reception for the key play in a 10-7 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Monday night. The two longest plays of the NFL’s Week 10 finale came on consecutive snaps in the fourth quarter.
Internet detectives noticed that Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown clearly ignored Nick Sirianni's important play call.
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was asked on Wednesday about two of his star players supposedly going rogue at a crucial moment in the team’s Week 10 win over the Green Bay Packers.