A.J. Brown went viral Sunday after the TV broadcast showed the Eagles wide receiver reading a book on the sideline during Philadelphia's 22-10 wild-card victory over the Green Bay Packers.

Brown - who finished the game with just one catch for 10 yards - explained the situation postgame, saying he brings the same inspirational book to every game, Caio Miari of theScore reports.

"It gives me a sense of peace," Brown said about reading during games, according to NFL Network's Stacey Dales. "That's the book that I bring in every single game. My teammates call it the recipe. That's the first time I heard y'all got me on camera, but it's not the first game. It's got a lot of points in there, it's a lot of mental game, a lot of mental parts about it. Works for me."

He added: "It's something like how I refresh every drive."

It didn't take long for NFL fans to identify Brown's motivational book, which is called "Inner Excellence" by Jim Murphy.

"I was not frustrated at all (while reading the book)," Brown explained, according to Zach Gelb of The Zach Gelb Show. "I figured that's what y'all probably thought. I wasn't frustrated. Why do you always think I'm frustrated?"

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