There’s a yin and yang, a balance between the light and dark sides of the force — whatever the phrasing — that coexists in football. Coaches have long sought to strike this balance — between enforcing your will on the opposition and responding to whatever designs the competition has presented on offense or defense.

Jalen Hurts rushed for three touchdowns and passed for another TD, helping the Philadelphia Eagles pound the Cincinnati Bengals 37-17 for their third consecutive victory.

By Brooks Kubena, Paul Dehner Jr. and Amos Morale III Saquon Barkley ran for 108 yards and quarterback Jalen Hurts rushed for three touchdowns, including two in a dominant second half, as the Philadelphia Eagles picked up a 37-17 win against the Bengals on Sunday in Cincinnati.