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Eagles Edge Packers 10-7 as Sirianni’s Fourth-Down Gamble Faces Blowback

Sirianni said wind plus limited kicker range led him to a fourth-and-6 try instead of a long field goal or punt.

Overview

  • Philadelphia won a defensive struggle at Lambeau Field, 10-7, a game that was 0-0 at halftime and marked ESPN’s first scoreless MNF half since 2009.
  • With 33 seconds left and fourth-and-6 from the Green Bay 35, Jalen Hurts threw deep to A.J. Brown and the incompletion handed the Packers a final possession.
  • Sirianni defended bypassing a long kick and a punt, citing the cold, the wind and a lower-trajectory attempt he didn’t like from that distance.
  • ESPN Analytics said a punt was optimal, estimating a 98.6% win probability if Philadelphia kicked it away versus 93.7% by going for it.
  • Green Bay also shied from long kicks earlier and later failed on a shotgun fourth-and-1 before Brandon McManus missed a 64-yard attempt at the horn.