Nick Sirianni put his Eagles in a dangerous spot on Monday when he decided to go for it on fourth-and-6 toward the end of the game against the Packers.
After recovering a Packers fumble on fourth-and-1 late in the fourth quarter with about 1:26 remaining, the Eagles, leading 10-7, appeared to be on their way to a victory. The Packers had two timeouts, and managed to stop the Eagles on the first three plays of their final series. Rather than attempt a field goal or punt the football away, the Eagles decided to go for it on fourth-and-6. Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw deep to receiver A.J. Brown, and the pass fell incomplete.
This incompletion gave the Packers the ball back at their own 36-yard line with 27 seconds to go, handing them a good opportunity to gain at least 25 yards and attempt a potential game-tying field goal. Fortunately for the Eagles, the Packers offense that had been dysfunctional for much of the night wasn’t able to generate much else on the final drive. The Packers offense did enough to put kicker Brandon McManus in position to attempt a 64-yard field goal, but on a windy night at Lambeau, it easily missed.