The fifth-year wide receiver set an NFL record for most consecutive games with 125-plus receiving yards in Sunday's win over the Commanders.
Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine's Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus.Finishing with eight catches for 130 yards and two touchdowns, he broke a tie with Pat Studstill and Calvin Johnson , the former Detroit Lions great.
Brown channeled his inner Megatron for his first touchdown against the Commanders -- a one-handed snag in corner of the end zone with cornerdraped over him late in the second quarter. He added another in the third quarter, once again elevating to beat a pair of defenders to the ball. Brown had 0.7 and 0.6 yards of separation on his two touchdowns, the least on any Eagles receiving touchdown this season, according to Next Gen Stats..
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