CINCINNATI – A week after being all but excluded from the statistics, Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith made his presence felt Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Late in the third quarter, he gave the Eagles a 24-17 lead with a 45-yard touchdown grab in the back of the end zone.

HURTS STARTS DEVONTA SMITH.

46 YARD TOUCHDOWN.

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On 2nd-and-8, quarterback Jalen Hurts dropped back and threw a deep pass to Smith, who was one-on-one with safety Jordan Battle. Smith secured it with a reach over his shoulder.

Smith managed just one catch for minus-2 yards in a 28-3 win over the New York Giants last week. The coaching staff made sure he got more involved against Cincinnati as he had four catches for 69 yards and a score by the end of the third quarter.

The TD pass had a completion probability of 21.6%, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, the least likely TD pass for Hurts so far this season. It's the fifth-most unlikely touchdown of Hurts' career, with three of those going to Smith.