Crossing Broad
The Eagles went down to Landover, Maryland and took care of business Saturday against the Washington Commanders. It may have taken a bit longer than we would have liked for them to get things under control, but we should always enjoy a double-digit win against a division rival, regardless of how lost of a season they’re having.
A big reason to enjoy the win is because it brought some entertainment from the other side, once again. If you were listening to Commanders radio broadcasters Bram Weinstein and London Fletcher (with Logan Paulsen on the sideline), you’d think the Eagles were terrible bullies who should have shown mercy.
It started when the Eagles decided to go for the two-point conversion after Tank Bigsby’s touchdown. Starts around the 2:10 mark:
7. SPINNING SAQUON! TANK BIGBSY TD! 2PC!?
"What are they doing right now?"
"I guess Nick Sirianni wants to…"
"… he wants to rub it in? That's what eh wants to do?"
"I don't know why they would go for two" pic.twitter.com/6wxXOrTdX3
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) December 21, 2025
Fletcher: “So what are they doing right now? Are they going for two?”
Weinstein: “It looks like they’re going for two here.”
Fletcher: “The offense is still on the field.”
Weinstein: “27-10, they’re going for two here.”
Fletcher: “I guess Nick Sirianni wants to… I don’t understand?”
Weinstein: “… He wants to rub it in? Is that what he wants to do? Is that what this is?”
Fletcher: “I don’t know why they would go for two.”
To break it down, the Eagles were up 17, wanting to go up 19. Forget Jake Elliott’s struggles for a minute. Use math. Yes, it’s a three-score game being up 17. But there is a big difference being up 17 or 18 vs. being up 19. I don’t really care if it was the Commanders’ third-string quarterback, the NFL is a league where wonky things happen a lot more often now than they did in the past. The touchdown the Commanders scored followed by the two-point conversion was probably against head coach Dan Quinn’s game plan of quitting early and going home, but if the Commanders were somehow able to score another touchdown and convert another two-point conversion, get the ball back, and kick a field goal, the game would have been tied instead of that field goal being a possible game-winner.
Is it likely? No. But teams do stuff like this all the time today. It’s not some crazy decision that’s meant to “run up the score.” There’s actual math and logic behind it. I’m sure limping towards the end of a lost season is annoying enough, but you don’t have to create a narrative just because of that. But again, when you’re in a lost season, I guess you’ll try anything to have an edge.
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