Why Eagles made crazy 4th-down decision vs. Packers

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The Philadelphia Eagles made one of the weirdest fourth-down decisions you'll see.

They had a fourth-and-six with a three-point lead and 1:26 to play against the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football.

They could've punted and pinned the Packers on a night Green Bay had almost no offense.

Instead, they went for it.

And Jalen Hurts threw deep.

He targeted A.J. Brown down the left sideline, but the pass was knocked down.

It gave the Packers one more chance.

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Why did the Eagles go for it on 4th down?

It's not clear why the Eagles went for it.

The simple answer is they wanted to win the football game on that play right there and never even let the Packers touch the football again.

It was certainly bold.

By failing, the Packers had a small chance to get into field goal range.

Green Bay didn't actually get the field goal, so it worked out in the end.

The process was still a bid odd, though.

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