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Barry Werner

Nick Mangold asks what everyone is thinking

Doug Pederson seemed to be playing not to win Sunday night.

First, he goes for it on fourth-and-goal from the 4 rather than taking a chip-shot field goal that would have tied the Philadelphia Eagles with the Washington Football Team at 17.

Then, early in the fourth quarter, he pulled starter Jalen Hurts for Nate Sudfeld, who had not played since 2018.

Sudfeld threw an interception, which probably was as good as a punt.

But the New York Giants needed the Washington Football Team to lose so they could win the NFC East and make the playoffs.

Ex-Jet center Nick Mangold nailed it with a tweet after the perplexing Pederson decisions.

A Giants wideout weighed in, too.

The Eagles intercepted an Alex Smith pass and Pederson came back with Sudfeld, who dropped the snap on the second play and Chase Young recovered for Washington.

And the New York Giants may not recover from this decision-making for a long time.

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