A.J. Brown was right about the Eagles

A.J. Brown had been warning the Philadelphia Eagles for over a month: what they were doing on offense wasn't good enough. At some point, the bandage of a good defense wouldn't be able to stop the bleeding.

He was right. That moment came Sunday in a stunning loss to the Dallas Cowboys, where the Eagles jumped out to a 21-0 lead before the offense went ice cold and got shut out the rest of the game. It's not likely lost on Brown that the meltdown started about the time they also stopped looking his way.

No longer can he be accused of only caring about his own numbers. This loss was the vindication he was never looking for. Brown only wanted the offense to get better.

When the Eagles were cruising, scoring a touchdown on each of their first three drives, he was targeted six times for five catches, 67 yards and a touchdown. Over the rest of the game, when they were outscored 24-0, he was targeted just four times for three catches and 43 yards. It was the best example of the point he's been trying to make since his first cryptic social media post of the season in Week 4. The team is better when he's involved.

The Eagles are also much better when they can run the ball, and that element of the offense has been just as non-existent. Saquon Barkley was held to a season-low 22 yards Sunday. The team also committed 14 penalties, so this loss is by no means all about Brown. But if there's one person who isn't surprised by it all, it's him.

To make those struggles more concerning, it was all against one of the worst defenses in the league. The Cowboys allow the second-most points per game and fourth-most yards per game in the entire NFL... and they just shut out the Eagles for two and a half quarters. That's a big problem, one Brown sounded the alarm about a long time ago.

Shedeur Sanders wins his first start

Shedeur Sanders started his first career game Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, and he won his first career game.

The rookie fifth-rounder completed 11 of 20 passes for 209 yards, one touchdown and one interception in a 24-10 win for the Cleveland Browns -- in the face of much doubt about whether he has what it takes to be an NFL quarterback. This was a big first step in quieting those critics, and Sanders also had a message for them after the game. "A lot of people want to see me fail, and it ain't gon' happen."

PROUD DAD: Deion Sanders was elated for Shedeur's 1st start

Up next for the Browns is a home game against the San Francisco 49ers. They haven't announced yet whether Sanders would remain the starting quarterback if Dillon Gabriel is healthy enough to return. Based on what we saw Sunday, I would say he earned another opportunity.

Quick hits: Mets-Rangers trade grades ... Jameis Winston's great play ... and more

• J.J. McCarthy is becoming a staple at the top of Christian D'Andrea's grossest NFL quarterbacks of the week, and he did nothing to change that Sunday.

• The Mets made a trade with the Rangers on Sunday, swapping Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien. Here's FTW's Andrew Joseph with a breakdown of the trade and grades for each team.

• WR1 Jameis Winston? WR1 Jameis Winston! The NFL's most interesting personality off the field just made maybe the play of the year on the field... on a touchdown reception! This was crazy to see.

• Travis Kelce has a touchdown wiped away by a badly missed facemask call. I guess the refs don't only make calls to help the Chiefs.

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