Spadaro: Inside the Jalen Hurts-A.J. Brown connection as Eagles rise to 7-0

TD PASS 3: Against double team, Brown wins for his third score

Again lined up against Witherspoon on the right side, Brown created some space after a Hurts pump fake and Hurts dropped in a perfect pass just out of Witherspoon's reach and held on as Fitzpatrick arrived late with a hit. Brown pointed at both players after the score as he beat the double coverage with help from the perfect toss.

"Again, it was right there. He put it on the spot for me," Brown said. "All I had to do was catch it."

TD PASS 4: Hurts to Pascal and the art of deception

At 21-10 at halftime, the Eagles wasted little time asserting themselves to open the second half. Taking the opening kickoff at the 25-yard line, the Eagles moved quickly down the field after a Hurts incomplete pass deep downfield intended for Brown. Miles Sanders (9 carries, 71 yards) gashed the middle of the Pittsburgh defense for 21 yards to the 46. Hurts completed a 10-yard pass to DeVonta Smith. Then Sanders went off the left side for another 10 yards.

On first-and-10 from the Pittsburgh 34, the Eagles ran a perfect play. Tight end Dallas Goedert set up down the left side for a play that appeared to be a screen pass, but that's what it was – a beautiful piece of deception. Pittsburgh bit on the Goedert route and instead Hurts went over the top to wide receiver Zach Pascal, who caught the pass at the Steelers' 15-yard line and then eluded a diving Fitzpatrick to score his first Eagles touchdown.

"Usually when I'm in the game teams think I'm blocking in the run game or for a screen," Pascal said. "They definitely were expecting that and Jalen made a great throw. Once I saw that end zone, there was no way I was going to be tackled short or I would have heard it from the guys."

It was a day when the Eagles had their way with the Steelers and rested as many players as they could in the fourth quarter as they started preparations for the Houston Texans on Thursday night. It's a short week and a quick turnaround, so the team had a definite sense of purpose after the game.

"We have to be ready to go," said defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, who had a huge game with eight total tackles, two quarterback sacks, a forced fumble, and a tackle for loss against his former team. "There isn't any time to celebrate. We're glad we're 7-0, but there is a whole lot more to accomplish with this team."

And with that, it's on to Houston and Thursday night and another opportunity to show a national television audience what this team is all about.