A.J. Brown Week 1 Preview vs. the Cowboys

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Cleveland Browns v Philadelphia Eagles - NFL Preseason 2025

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Philadelphia Eagles receiver A.J. Brown will face a middle-of-the-pack pass defense in Week 1 (Thursday at 8:20 p.m. ET), up against the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys were ranked 17th last season in terms of passing yards allowed, at 218.1 per game.

Brown hauled in 67 passes for 1,079 yards last season and scored seven TDs. He was targeted 97 times, averaging 83.0 yards per tilt.

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Brown vs. the Cowboys

  • Brown vs the Cowboys (since 2021): 2 GP / 72.5 REC YPG / 1 REC TD
  • Versus Dallas last season, seven players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
  • Against the Cowboys last season, 26 players hauled in a TD pass.
  • Looking at pass defense, Dallas allowed just two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
  • The 218.1 yards per game allowed by the Cowboys through the air last season were the 17th-ranked pass defense in NFL play.
  • The Cowboys' defense ranked 24th in league play last season by conceding 1.6 passing touchdowns per game.

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Brown Receiving Insights

  • Brown hit the over on receiving yards prop bets in 61.5% of his games (eight of 13) last year.
  • With 1,079 receiving yards on 97 targets last year, he was fourth in the league (11.1 yards per target).
  • Brown had a receiving touchdown in seven of 13 games last season, but had no games with multiple receiving TDs.

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Brown's Last Season Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Packers 9/6/2024 Week 1 10 TAR / 5 REC / 119 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Browns 10/13/2024 Week 6 9 TAR / 6 REC / 116 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Giants 10/20/2024 Week 7 5 TAR / 5 REC / 89 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bengals 10/27/2024 Week 8 6 TAR / 5 REC / 84 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jaguars 11/3/2024 Week 9 4 TAR / 2 REC / 36 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cowboys 11/10/2024 Week 10 7 TAR / 5 REC / 109 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Commanders 11/14/2024 Week 11 8 TAR / 5 REC / 65 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Rams 11/24/2024 Week 12 7 TAR / 6 REC / 109 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Ravens 12/1/2024 Week 13 6 TAR / 5 REC / 66 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 12/8/2024 Week 14 4 TAR / 4 REC / 43 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Steelers 12/15/2024 Week 15 11 TAR / 8 REC / 110 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Commanders 12/22/2024 Week 16 15 TAR / 8 REC / 97 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cowboys 12/29/2024 Week 17 5 TAR / 3 REC / 36 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Packers 1/12/2025 Wild Card 3 TAR / 1 REC / 10 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Rams 1/19/2025 Divisional 7 TAR / 2 REC / 14 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Commanders 1/26/2025 Conf. Championship 8 TAR / 6 REC / 96 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chiefs 2/9/2025 Super Bowl 5 TAR / 3 REC / 43 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs