CINCINNATI — Quick notes on the Eagles’ performance in the 37-17 win over the Bengals:

Quarterback: A

jalen hurts He had his best game of the season, arguably since last season’s Week 12 overtime victory over the Bills. He had a few early hiccups, including a dangerous check-in pass. Kenneth Gainwell This could be resolved in the second quarter. But Hurts recovered and excelled the rest of the way, both in the air and on the ground.

He completed 16 of 20 passes for 236 yards and one touchdown. He also scored three rushing touchdowns – two Tush Push reads and a 7-yard field goal run in the third quarter. He hit a few big shots; the best was a 17-foot shot. A.J. Brown Converted third-and-16 and a perfectly placed 45-yard bomb in the second quarter DeVonta Smith in the end zone.

Running back: A-

Saquon Barkley He had some tough early rushes against the Bengals defense with the intention of stopping the run. But he came into the game in the fourth quarter when the Eagles’ four-minute offense hit Cincinnati and closed out the game. Barkley went over 100 yards for the fourth time this season, finishing with 108 yards on 22 carries.

Gainwell wasn’t used as much as he was a week ago and only had two touches. I am Van Sumeren He continued to play fullback occasionally. He made a good lead block on Barkley’s 11-yard run in the fourth quarter. rookie Will Shipley A goal was denied when Nick Gates held on in the final moments of the game.

Receiver/Tight end: B+

Eagles receivers made the most of their opportunities. After a few quiet games, Smith left Schneid with a 45-yard touchdown pass on a third-quarter jump ball. Earlier, he caught his first pass for positive yards with a third-down catch from 15 yards in the third quarter. He had several over-the-middle holds in the fourth round.

Brown finished with five catches for 84 yards. He caught a 29-yard pass over the middle on the first drive and Grant Calcaterra Made his second straight start at tight end Dallas Goedert He is still sidelined with a hamstring injury. He made several long catches for 28 and 19 yards and finished with three catches for 58 yards. Jack Stoll He caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from a bootleg and was injured on the play, but returned.

Ainias SmithHe took some photos at his first NFL game. However, he was not targeted.

Offensive line: A-

Trailing two at the start, the O-line won the battle from the front. fred johnson Yeoman did his job against Bengals linebacker Trey Hendrickson. Left player filling in for injured players Jordan MailataHe didn’t need much help either. Hendrickson finished without pressure. Tyler Steen held in place Mekhi Becton (concussion) at right guard. He took a couple of penalties in the first half – a questionable catch and a well-deserved personal foul – but also made some good run blocks as the Eagles went into run mode.

lane johnson One game left in the first half. Johnson, left defender landon dickersonand central Camera Jurgens They all deserve credit for not firing Hurts.

Defensive line: B+

The Eagles’ front played a big role in holding the Bengals’ running back to just 43 yards on 17 carries. Jordan Davis And jalen carter He opened the way in the middle of the D line. Davis played more than he did last week when he was on the field for just 12 minutes, going on a run on the Bengals’ first series. Carter couldn’t get Joe Burrow to take a sack, but he pressured the Bengals quarterback to make a throw that hit his teammate. Nolan Smith inside the helmet.

defensive end Bryce Huff He started on the four-man front and stopped the run on the first carry. Burrow’s quick throws made it difficult for the D-line to get to him, but Smith continued his streak of plays with a sack in the second quarter, breaking up a tackle on Burrow with a defensive tackle. Milton Williams.

defensive end Brandon Graham He stuffed Moss on a crucial third-and-1 stop in the third for no gain.

Defender: B

Zack Baun And Dean of Nakobe He led the Eagles with 12 and nine steals, respectively. They played well for the most part.

Baun made a run near the line on the Bengals’ opening drive. He failed to take down Chase Brown without getting a third down a few plays later. He timed a blitz in the third quarter and made a free run to Burrow, who threw incompletely. He found running back Zack Moss out of the backfield late on a long lead in the third quarter.

Dean smelled an early pitch for a tackle for loss.

Corner: B+

The Eagles’ cornerbacks deserve credit for holding Ja’Marr Chase to just 54 yards on nine catches. Cooper DeJean It continued to blink in the slot. The rookie scored a big fourth down in the third quarter by beating Chase in the backfield. He should have caught the Eagles’ third interception of the season when he dropped a Burrow pass that hit his hands. On a later play, on third-and-22, DeJean failed to get hold of tight end Mike Gesicki during a tackle on Burrow, which he converted. He was no closer to Chase on his 12-yard catch from the hole. But on the next play he made a good tackle in open field.

Massacre of Darius He left in the third quarter with a groin injury. Before that, he broke up a corner kick to Jermaine Burton heading into the end zone in the second quarter. Burton took him out on a route one drive later, but it resulted in a 41-yard gain.

quinyon mitchell He did a solid job against Chase when paired with the star receiver in the first half. And again almost intervened. This time Mitchell caught the ball but was out of bounds. He was penalized for intercepting a pass that Chase caught for 13 yards on third down. Isaiah Rodgers He replaced Slay and intercepted the pass to Chase, sending it to safety. C.J. Gardner-Johnson for an intervention. Avonte Maddox It was again the dime personnel’s sixth defense.

Security: B

Gardner-Johnson was there for Johnny’s fourth quarterback interception; It was the Eagles’ first forced turnover in four games. His ups and downs were in coverage and out of gap responsibility on Chase Brown’s 4-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

Reed Discharge He had some difficulties with news, especially with Gesicki. The tight end had a third grab against him in man coverage on the opening drive. Blankenship threw a third pass to Gesicki in the second quarter. The tight end took him on a 12-yard pass play in the fourth quarter.

Special teams: A

Jake Elliott He kicked field goals of 49 and 47 yards and made all the extra points. Gainwell took a 31-yard return to open the second half. The Bengals never punted, so DeJean never had a chance to come back. The Eagles’ kick protection units were otherwise solid.

Coaching: A

Nick SirianniHis team had its best game of the season away against a good team with an elite playmaker. In game management, the coach made a good tackle on the Bengals’ pass, which was initially thought to be OK.

Also, did the Eagles jump the shark with the Tush Push? There’s a time and place for that, but not every 3-pointer and 1 requires it, especially from a player near midfield. Might be too conservative.

Kellen Moore We set up more mid-low play which helped open up the game action. He did a good job of mixing in Hurt’s runs against a Bengals defense that had previously struggled against quarterback plus-one play.

Vic FangioHis defense got off to a slow start and faltered a bit, but overall kept Burrow in check and forced two turnovers in a game for the first time this season. The Bengals overshot the Fangio scheme when they matched Chase with Nolan Smith in the end zone.