Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown is rapidly becoming frustrated with the struggling offense.
Asked about any speculation that he isn’t the same player he was last year, Brown responded nonchalantly.
“I guess Saquon [Barkley] isn’t the same player either,” Brown said with a smile, via ESPN’s Tim McManus .
Brown’s comments underscore the fact that he’s not the only Eagles offense struggling. The wideout has 38 catches for 457 yards and three touchdowns in nine games and is on pace for a career-high 812 yards.
Meanwhile, after rushing for 2,005 yards in 16 games last season — 125.3 per game — Saquon Barkley has just 662 yards on 10 carries. His 66.2 yards per game is nearly half that of last year. His 3.8 yards per carry is two full yards behind last year’s 5.8, and his explosiveness is nearly gone. The quarterback is on pace for 1,125.4 yards this season.
Point Brown is not a shot at Saquon. Far from it, actually. The entire offensive line in Philly is in disarray. The recipient just seems to be the one who repeatedly collects all the headlines about him.
The Eagles are 25th in total yards (300.1 per game), 28th in passing yards (184.9) and 29th in 3rd down percentage (33.9%). The group is averaging 115 rushing yards per game (17th in the NFL). Since 2024, the Eagles have averaged the second fewest passing yards per game (186.8) in the NFL, only the Tennessee Titans (183.4) have averaged fewer over the past two seasons.
On the plus side, the Eagles don’t turn the ball over (league-low 4) and have been good in the red zone. This, along with a stifling defense, has allowed them to rack up wins even when the offense sputters.
A win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday would all but end the NFC East race with six weeks left.
Asked about facing a desperate Cowboys team, Brown replied, “We’re desperate, too. We’re trying to get it going.”
The Super Bowl champions are 8-2 heading into Sunday’s tilt against the 4-5-1 Cowboys.