After the Giants took care of business against the Cowboys on Sunday afternoon, Giants fans prepared for a night of forced support from Eagles division rival Washington Football Team. Win the Eagles and New York would be your NFC East champion.
Philadelphia on the other hand, had a terrible day.
The Eagles lost, between 20 and 14, in a game marked by questionable decision-making during the stretch that was indicative of a team that was well aware that it could get a higher draft spot by losing one game to another. meaningless way.
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Philadelphia opted for a chip shooting attempt that tied the game at the end of the third quarter and ended up turning the downs. In his next possession, Doug Pederson replaced quarterback Jalen Hurts, who scored the team’s only touchdowns of the night, in favor of Nate Sudfeld, who has been on the team for four seasons and had previously appeared in only three matches. Finally, the Eagles jumped offside in a downhill quarter and inches to the Washington unit that killed the clock at the end of the game, essentially sealing their fate.
Predictably, those in the entire league had some ideas while conducting such a brazen tank operation, chief among them Giants players. Check out some of the best quick reactions: