Eagles receiver A.J. Brown was reading a book on the sidelines of team's playoff win

A.J. Brown had a novel idea to pass the time on the bench during Philadelphia’s wild-card playoff game.

PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Brown had a novel idea to pass time on the bench during Philadelphia’s wild-card playoff game.

The Eagles wide receiver passed on the playbook and checked out an inspirational title — Brown casually ignored the action on the field and flipped through the pages of “Inner Excellence” by Jim Murphy.

Brown had time for some light reading with only one catch for 10 yards in a 22-10 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night.

The book is described on the cover as one that will “Train your mind for extraordinary performance and the best possible life.”

Brown said he often reads on the sideline but added: “Y’all caught me that time.”