Eagles OC Brian Johnson: We have to make sure we get WR A.J. Brown going

The sky is falling in Philadelphia, with the Eagles losing four of their past five games, including Sunday's collapse at home to Arizona.

The losses wiped out a shot at the NFC's No. 1 seed and surrendered control of the NFC East title to Dallas. Philly is staring at the possibility of three road games to get back to the Super Bowl unless it beats the New York Giants on Sunday and gets help from the Washington Commanders.

Amid the struggles, A.J. Brown's production has waned. After generating an NFL-record six straight games with 125-plus receiving yards from Weeks 3-8, Brown has only had one game with 100-plus receiving yards since Week 9. The down-trending play has led Brown to eschew speaking to reporters in recent weeks as frustration builds -- although he announced on social media that he will speak Wednesday.

Head coach Nick Sirianni admitted this week that "we're all frustrated" with the club's play in recent weeks, as Philly can't get out of its own way.

In Sunday's loss, Brown finished with four catches for 53 yards, including just one catch on one target for 18 yards in the second half. Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson pointed to the Eagles' lack of plays in the final two quarters as the Cardinals controlled the clock as part of the reason for Brown's lack of targets, but admitted sometimes you just need to get your playmakers the ball.

"A.J. is a great player, and we've got to force him the ball sometimes and make sure we get him going," Johnson said Tuesday, via the team's official transcript.

With Brown visibly frustrated following the losses, talk of malcontent from the star wideout has begun buzzing around Philly. But offensive lineman Jordan Mailata rejected the idea that Brown is a bad leader, noting