A.J. Brown puts Titans showdown in proper perspective

Sometimes, trades are true wins for both teams and that’s how this one appears to be working out. Brown is happy. The Eagles are happy. And we’ve got a great game ahead on Sunday with the 10-1 Eagles playing the 7-4 AFC South-leading Titans.

“Of course, I’ve come to peace about it,” Brown said, referring to the way things went down with Tennessee and the trade. “I’m with the Eagles. We’re 10-1. We’re doing a really good job here. Of course, early on I had mixed emotions, but I changed my family’s life forever (with the new contract he signed with the Eagles). That was the goal. I’m thankful for Tennessee, but I’m here in Philly now.

“I feel like me, personally, I won. I say that because I changed my family’s life forever. That’s the goal. Especially growing up, from where I’m from. Of course, I want to do great, I want to accomplish great things, but that’s the reason we play the game.”

Brown says this game is “not personal,” and instead, it is another “opportunity to play the game I love.” He has been fully focused on the Eagles this season, so there isn’t any hidden agenda here. Win No. 11 for No. 11 is all that matters.

“I think the constant reminder is, ‘Hey, this game is big to us because it’s our next one. It’s big to us because we don’t want to let each other down.’ Just like you can’t ride the waves of the season. I don’t think you treat it any different,” Sirianni said. “He doesn’t have to do anything other than to go out there and be himself. He doesn’t have to press. He just has to go out there and do his job to the best of his abilities with the attention to detail.”

Stay true to your process. That’s Sirianni’s message, the one fully absorbed by a team that is 10-1 and has an ultimate goal in the regular season: To earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs, gain a bye week, and have the conference playoffs come through Lincoln Financial Field. Beating Tennessee and its outstanding defense – tough, physical, sound, one that has allowed 20 or fewer points in eight straight games – is all that matters.

“It’s been great. It’s been great,” Brown said. “We’ve been doing really good things here and, like I said, we’re 10-1 and we’re trying to keep it going. It’s been going as everything I imagined.”