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DeVonta Smith had a simple mentality when Jalen Hurts threw him the ball in coverage.

'My ball or nobody's,' he said.

Smith made sure of that, catching eight passes for a career-high 169 yards and a touchdown in the Philadelphia Eagles' 24-8 rout of former quarterback Carson Wentz and the Washington Commanders on Sunday. Teammates put a Batman cape on Smith, who surpassed his previous professional high for yards receiving before halftime of another superhero performance for the unbeaten Birds.

'By the eyes he might be a little slight, but he plays like a big boy,' said Hurts, who threw for three touchdown passes. 'He's a guy when his number's called, I know he'll answer the phone.'

Hurts dialed up the bat phone plenty for Smith, who made acrobatic catches along the sideline and to the edge of the end zone for respective gains of 45 and 44 yards, and hauled in a TD pass on fourth down to end the first half with no time left on the clock. The 2020 Heisman Trophy winner out of Alabama has responded in a big way since being held without a catch in the season opener.

'You've got to make the most of your opportunities,' said Smith, whose 156 yards were the most by an Eagles player in a half since Kevin Curtis in 2007. 'When they come, you've got to make the most of them.'

And Smith was just one part of another clinical offensive performance by Philadelphia (3-0).

Hurts was 22 of 35 for 340 yards and three touchdown

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