LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The most illuminating moment of the Eagles’ enchanted season was a Week 3 play ridiculed in Philadelphia but celebrated here by a small cadre of people who recognized its significance almost immediately.
What fueled the excitement among members of the EdjAnalytics crew was not the outcome of the play — a 6-yard sack of Carson Wentz on fourth-and-8 that gifted the Giants good field position — but rather the call itself. Leading by 7-0 on the Giants’ 43-yard line a few minutes before halftime, the Eagles opted not to punt.
By keeping Philadelphia’s offense on the field in a situation almost always played safe in the risk-averse N.