Jerry Rice by no means did it greater than twice in a row. Neither did Randy Moss, Reggie Wayne or Tyreek Hill. Larry Fitzgerald by no means even did it two consecutive video games.

T.O. did it three video games in a row whereas he was with the Cowboys, and that’s a exceptional achievement. But solely half what A.J. Brown did.

Nobody else has ever completed what Brown simply did, and perhaps no one else ever will.

Brown on Sunday continued his mind-blowing and unprecedented stretch along with his NFL-record sixth consecutive recreation with a minimum of 125 yards. Two former Lions – Pat Studstill in 1966 and Calvin Johnson in 2012 – had recorded 5 straight.

“He’s doing really impressive things,” Jalen Hurts mentioned. “He’s enjoying at a really excessive stage and constant and as a pal, I do know what his mentality is and the place it is coming from. 

“It’s no surprise in the way he works, what he does in the offseason, where his mentality is. … I’m proud of him as a friend and as a quarterback and I’m proud that he’s truly invested into winning and putting the team first and doing whatever he needs to do in his role to win.”

To put Brown’s achievement in perspective, no one in Eagles historical past had ever recorded greater than three consecutive 125-yard video games. Harold Jackson did it the primary three video games of 1972.

Brown’s at six. And nonetheless going.

Studstill’s streak in 1966 ended when he had 74 yards in a recreation in opposition to the Colts at Tiger Stadium. Johnson’s ended simply seven yards shy of 125 when he had 118 in a recreation in opposition to the Packers at Lambeau. He then had 121 yards in Arizona and 225 in opposition to the Falcons, so he was solely 11 yards shy of eight in a row.

Only eight different receivers have had six complete 125-yard video games of their whole Eagles profession. Tommy McDonald had 13, Mike Quick and DeSean Jackson 12, Pete Retzlaff 10, Harold Jackson eight, Jeremy Maclin seven and Ben Hawkins and Harold Carmichael six apiece.

Brown has six in 35 days.

It’s an astonishing achievement, even when he doesn’t have a look at it that approach.

“I know people come up and tell you (about it), but you know, you’ve got to be humble in this game,” Brown mentioned after the Eagles beat the Commanders 38-31 at FedEx Field. “You’ve acquired to return out and show it each week. That’s what I’m making an attempt to do. I’m making an attempt to return in and work and attempt to be higher each day.”

During these six video games, Brown is averaging eight catches and 139 yards and has 5 touchdowns. He’s put himself squarely within the MVP race and goes into Week 9 solely 61 yards shy of 1,000 for the season.

His 939 yards are 6^th-most in NFL historical past by way of eight video games. He’s additionally the primary Eagle in historical past with six or extra catches in six straight video games.

And whereas Brown isn’t going to get too overvalued about his NFL-record streak, his coach positive is. 

“I want that jersey,” Sirianni mentioned post-game. “I would like that jersey earlier than the NFL can get their palms on it. 

“Yeah, that is superior. That’s cool. The historical past of this league and the historical past of this recreation is particular to me. And while you do one thing that nobody’s ever completed in historical past, and certainly one of your gamers does that, that is fairly cool. 

“So A.J. has done it better over a six-game stretch than anybody ever to play this game. And that’s pretty special.”

Along the way in which Sunday, Brown made probably the most spectacular catches you’ll ever see, a miracle one-hander late within the second quarter with an acrobatic transfer to get each toes – and knees – in bounds.

“That’s something I’ve seen him do for a very long time,” Hurts mentioned. “He made a hell of a catch.” 

But that’s the way it’s been going for Brown. 

He’s mainly uncoverable proper now. He beats double groups along with his physicality and runs previous corners when he has single protection. And Hurts has such a excessive stage of belief in Brown that he’ll simply chuck it as much as him even when he’s coated and watch Brown out-muscle d-backs and are available down with the ball.

Just about midway by way of the season, Brown is on tempo for 127 catches for 1,995 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Those are absurd numbers. Nobody has ever had 1,995 yards in a season (though Hill is on tempo for two,154), and solely eight receivers have ever caught 127 passes. Brown can be averaging 15.7 yards per catch, 6^th-highest amongst receivers with a minimum of 32 catches.

Sirianni raved Sunday about Brown the extensive receiver however he raved much more about Brown the individual.

“He did so many unsung things that were outstanding, and he’s a great leader,” Sirianni mentioned. “Like I needed to pull him off the sector at a timeout after we had been on protection. I’m like, ‘You ain’t going in!’ He was on the sector encouraging our guys, believing in our guys. 

“I’ve mentioned this to you guys earlier than. I believe I mentioned it after there have been some questions concerning the penalty he had final time we performed Washington, that there is not a greater individual on our workforce than A.J. Brown. There won’t be a greater participant on our workforce than A.J. Brown, however there’s not a greater individual. 

“And I love these guys in there. And that’s high praise. … Shoot, I’m happy to (say that about) somebody who’s as top-notch as A.J. as a worker, as a person, as a teammate. Everything. Everything that he is. A son, a father, all those different things. I’ve just got so much respect for him and who he is on that field and off the field.”