Wednesday, November 12

6:42 PM: A.J. Brown knows that despite the team's 7-2 record that stands atop the entire NFC entering Sunday night's prime-time showdown with the Detroit Lions, the goal for the offense is to always improve, always try to be better.

That's his approach from the practice field to the meeting rooms to gameday.

"If we're really focusing on winning and doing our job, we can't just keep slapping the Band-Aid over the defense doing their job and getting us out of trouble. At what point are we going to pick up our slack as an offense," Brown said at his locker after Wednesday's walk-through following the Monday night win in Green Bay. "We have to adapt and we have to continue to get better and try to find new ways.

"I see that the offense is struggling and I want to help contribute."

The All-Pro wide receiver returned to the lineup on Monday night after missing the Week 9 win over the Giants with a hamstring injury. Brown was held to two catches for 13 yards. The All-Pro receiver has 31 catches for 408 yards and three touchdowns this season.

"Yes, I dictate the cover. That's every single week. If you look back on film, every single game, I'm getting clouded. There's no surprise. When we play Detroit on Sunday night, they play a lot of man. I'm pretty sure they're going to cloud," Brown said.

On Monday night, Brown cleared space for quarterback Jalen Hurts to go over the top of Green Bay's defense for DeVonta Smith's 36-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter that proved to be the game-winning points.

"Me freeing up the play for DeVonta, I don't have a problem with that. I want to see my team win. I want to see the offense thriving, passing," Brown said.

"We always go into it with a great game plan, trying to do certain things, and I understand how the game goes."

Brown made his Eagles debut in the 2022 season opener. He set the franchise record with 155 receiving yards, the most ever by an Eagle in his first game with the team. – Written by Chris McPherson