Jalen Hurts absorbed the shots when the Eagles' recent anemic passing attack was panned by his own star wide receivers. Hurts and A.J. Brown — one of those receivers who brought the complaints to a boil — then had their relationship dissected and thrown under the bus by a teammate,

That was followed by speculation, fueled by Brandon Graham, about a strained relationship between Hurts and Brown. So Hurts threw for 290 yards, his second-highest total of the season as the Eagles buried the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-13 on Sunday.

After a dismal performance from the Eagles passing offense in a narrow victory over the Panthers that sparked the controversy, Philadelphia had one of its finest, most efficient d