It was fitting that DeSean Jackson was inside the locker room at Lincoln Financial Field following the Eagles' dramatic 33-26 win over the Los Angeles Rams. The last time the Eagles overcame a deficit of at least 19 points to emerge victorious? It was the Miracle at the New Meadowlands against the Giants in 2010 when the Delaware State head coach won the game with the first walk-off punt return in NFL history.

The fact that Sunday's win was defined by a special teams play, a blocked field goal by Jordan Davis that he returned 61 yards for a touchdown to add an exclamation point to the day, makes the connection to the 2010 Miracle even sweeter.

A.J. Brown benefited from some divine intervention

A.J. Brown credited the fans with helping ignite the offense in the second half of Sunday's win. Brown, who was held without a catch in the first half, caught an 8-yard pass on an out route early in the third quarter on the first play after the Eagles fell behind 26-7.

The crowd erupted with chants of "Aye, Ohh." And from there, it was on.

"When I got the first catch in the second half, my momentum, my energy came from the crowd. ... Man, it just lit a fire. Shoutout to the fans," Brown said.

Brown finished with his first 100-yard performance of the young season, catching six balls for 109 yards and the 50th touchdown of his career. But his longest play, a 38-yard over-the-shoulder grab down the right sideline, required a little divine intervention, so to speak.

"God was with me because I did not see the ball. I didn't," Brown said. "I just stuck my hand out and it hit my hand and it bounced and that's when I saw it."

His last two receptions both came on third-and-10 situations. His catches of 25 and 23 yards, respectively, kept the comeback hopes alive.

"This team is very resilient. Just try to find ways to win. That's always the motto is trying to find ways to win and we did a good job today, but you just can't spot teams that many points. This is not a video game," Brown said. "It's a lot of things we can do to get better. We're most definitely going to learn from the first half and continue to learn what we did well in the second half and try to keep this momentum going."

Head Coach Nick Sirianni praised Brown for the way he reacted to his lack of production in the first two games of the season.

"I'm just really proud of how he's handled a slow start as far as stat-wise, but he's doing the right things without it in his hands to help us find ways to win football games, and today we needed it with the ball in his hands," Sirianni said.

"Keep going through the process and good things will happen. Obviously, that's not the case for everyone. We have really good players, we have really good coaches. Again, a ton to clean up, a ton to clean up, but I just think that was a great example of you don't have to conform to what anyone else thinks, what anyone else asks or questions. He's a great teammate through it all and we know how important part of the offense he is."

DeVonta Smith on his game-winning touchdown: 'Just trust my training'

The Eagles had a furious 19-point second-half comeback and took the lead on a DeVonta Smith 4-yard touchdown grab on fourth-and-goal with under two minutes remaining.

Smith and A.J. Brown came up clutch throughout the final minutes, and no play was bigger than Smith's game-winner.

"Just trust my training. Putting myself in these situations, going out there, making the plays," Smith said about wanting the ball in big moments. "Being in situations like

these, at the end of the day, I trust my training. I feel like anytime I'm in a situation like that, I expect myself to make it."

The Eagles' offense struggled in the first half outside of its opening drive, but it began to click as they played with more tempo in the second half. That's something that stood out to Smith, who led the team with eight grabs.

"We knew we just had to cut down on the mental mistakes and things like that. Go tempo," Smith said. "I think we played some of our best ball when we're in tempo mode. ... I feel like we're in great shape. I feel like we get out there, we get the defense tired a lot, and we can just keep pushing through, so I feel like it's always a good thing for us."

Jalen Hurts: 'It was just a matter of time'

Quarterback Jalen Hurts was on fire in the second half, completing 17 of 24 attempts for 209 yards with three touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 137.0 passer rating. In his illustrious career, Sunday marked the first time Hurts had 200 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in the second half/overtime of a game.

The Eagles have now won 17 consecutive games, including playoffs, in which QB1 has started and finished.

"I truly feel it was just a matter of time," Hurts said. "I truly feel it was just a matter of time. We have to really watch the film to be able to assess that, but the confidence I have when we play a type of football we play, just got to go out there and just let it loose and play our game, and it takes the collective unit to do that."

Hurts attempted nine passes of more than 10 air yards in the second half. Seven of them were completed for 154 yards and two scores.

"When you look at a game, and a game like that, and you are able to find a way to win – I know we're going to point the fingers and point our attention to what's going on on the offensive side of the ball – but we won the game," Hurts said. "We were gritty in the game. We stayed together as a team. We did not quit. Nobody gave up in competitive sports. That's what it's about, and I'm very proud of that. I'm not proud of how we started the game; I'm not proud of the flow in which we played the execution and the focus that we had earlier in the game. I am proud of everybody not giving up,and everybody being determined to find a way to win the game."

Fred Johnson: 'This half was going to define us'

It's only Week 3, but veteran offensive tackle Fred Johnson knew that the second half of Sunday's game against the Rams would serve as a litmus test.

"This half is going to define us, who we are," Johnson told teammates at halftime. "Do you lay down or do you stand up tall on all 10 (toes)? And whether we take an L or we win, we do it together. We do it fighting."

At this point, Johnson was not in the game on offense. Lane Johnson exited after the opening drive with a neck injury and Matt Pryor filled in for him. Fred Johnson said there was no discussion of going in at right tackle at halftime. After the Eagles committed their first turnover of the season on the opening drive of the second half and found themselves shortly thereafter down 26-7, Fred Johnson went in at right tackle. The offense scored touchdowns on three of the four drives Fred Johnson played at right tackle.

"All I know is my number was called. You got to deliver when you're number is called, no matter the circumstance, no matter the weather, no matter how you're feeling, how you woke up that morning," Johnson said. "My brothers need me, I gotta deliver."

Johnson was the first tackle off the bench during the Super Bowl LIX campaign before signing with the Jaguars in free agency. The Eagles, looking to add experience and depth, turned to Johnson, who was trusted and reliable, and re-acquired him in a trade with Jacksonville after the preseason. The reasons for the trade were on full display in the second half of Sunday's win.

"Fred did a great job, just like Fred did last year in certain situations, to come in and play meaningful football," Head Coach Nick Sirianni said. "It took a couple of series to go there. We had played some things with right left side as far as that goes with where they've been training, but offensive staff, (Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Jeff) Stout (Stoutland), Kevin (Patullo, offensive coordinator) did a good job of saying, 'Hey Matt Pryor's very important to this football team and the things that he does. Fred would maybe give us a better chance right now,' and making that change. That's hard to do sometimes and I credit those guys a lot for that change."

"I knew what it was when they traded for me to come back. I knew my role. Sirianni told me my role verbatim," Johnson said. "I just got to live in that, living in that truth, and when my number is called, execute. These are my brothers, every last one of them. Even the new guys I didn't know."

Jakorian Bennett is feeling comfortable in Philly

The Eagles traded for Jakorian Bennett from the Raiders about a month and a half ago as the cornerback joined the team during Training Camp. Bennett had to uproot his life and move across the country while trying to learn a new scheme surrounded by new people.

There was a lot thrown at him quickly, but Bennett feels he has settled in with the Birds.

"I feel comfortable," he said. "Good with the playbook, good with the techniques, great guys around me. I'm definitely comfortable. I'm definitely adjusted."

Bennett has played a reserve role most of the season but saw action in all three games, including a season-high 12 defensive snaps against the Rams. It has been a big transition period for Bennett, and he can already feel the shift between where he was in Week 1.

"I definitely feel a lot different," Bennett said. "I won't say everything was just too fast, but it was just a lot of information thrown at once. (I) had some time to just kind of digest that and let that marinate. Now I'm just trying to just focus on the next opponent."

Nick Sirianni: 'I'll always remember this win'

Head Coach Nick Sirianni's core values are simply defined as being "tough, detailed, together."

Sunday's comeback doesn't happen if those values aren't firmly rooted in this football team.

"I'll always remember this win. Kind of similar to what you asked me about the Super Bowl. You'll always remember the good times there. I don't remember who asked me that, but you'll remember those good times there, will be a good moment to remember that. I still remember the Buffalo game from '23, but we've got a lot to clean up. We've got a lot to clean up tomorrow – today we'll celebrate. Tomorrow will be a normal Monday, right? It'll be a normal Monday, and we'll get in there. We'll tell the truth to each other, all in attempts to get better, because we have to get better. We know that and there's a process to it. Those hard times when you're in hard times tend to teach you even more than when you're in successful times. It was sure as heck hard in the first half.

"They came out ready to play. I know we came out ready to play, it didn't work what we were doing, but I'm so proud of the guys and the fight that they have. We're on the ground, and you can get counted out in those moments. Like in boxing, if you get up and keep fighting and keep swinging in this game, you always got a chance. I urged them in the locker room just to remember that because you're going to go through hard times in life, you're going to go through hard times in football, and I just urged them to remember that when we're in another hard time. I urged them to remember that when they're in a hard time in their life that you just keep getting up.

"Then, we've got relentless guys in there and we have relentless players, we have relentless coaches that just kept getting up when I think a lot of teams would have stayed down."

Sirianni said in the locker room that there is "something dangerous about a team that doesn't stop fighting." Sirianni credited the team-building process led by Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman.

"Part of that is the success that we have. A big part of that is the guys that Howie brings in here and the culture that we have," Sirianni said. "We talk an awful lot about mental toughness and relentless effort, and there's something dangerous about a team that just doesn't stop coming after you regardless of the circumstances. We got the win today on that, but I was proud of the guys that they just kept fighting. I'd have been proud of them if they (the Rams) made that last field goal as well that they just kept fighting. Obviously, this is a better feeling, but we've got a lot to clean up."

Odds and Ends

• According to Elias Sports, the Eagles, who are 636-635-26 as a franchise in the regular season, own an all-time winning record in the regular season for the first time in team history.

• The Eagles are a perfect 8-for-8 offensively in the red zone in 2025. They were 3-for-3 on Sunday against the Rams.

• Philadelphia has registered 12 consecutive wins at Lincoln Financial Field (including playoffs), representing the club's longest winning streak in the history of the venue (since 2003).

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