For the Eagles, DeVonta Smith "needs to touch the ball"

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A.J. the wide receiver In his first game for Philadelphia, Brown caught 10 catches for 155 yards in a 38-35 victory over the Detroit Lions for the Eagles on Sunday.

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However, DeVonta Smith, Philadelphia's top receiver from the previous season, failed to make a catch during the contest. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni projected what Philadelphia

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supporters could be thinking: "AJ had this great game, and DeVonta didn't touch the ball at all." "Oh my gosh, DeVonta Smith won't ever be used again.

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"That isn't the case, I can assure you of that. It just so happened that he didn't receive any touches, and it's my responsibility to make sure that he does.

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He, A.J., and (tight end) Dallas (Goedert) are who the offence will run through and who the pass offence will run through. We'll correct that. Smith did

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catch a pass for 11 yards in the first quarter, but the play was called back because Philadelphia was penalised for holding. Jalen Hurts, the quarterback for

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the Eagles, attempted to connect with Smith four more times but failed. The only players in the NFL who were targeted at least four times in Week 1 of the 2022

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campaign were Smith and wide receiver Isaiah Likely of the Baltimore Ravens. In a 28-23 loss to the New York Giants on November 6, 2016, Smith became the

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first Philadelphia player since wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham to be thrown to at least four times without making a reception.

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