Sirianni said he was “even more convicted” about the decision after the game. He was confident their defense could stop Atlanta’s offense from scoring a touchdown because they only gave up 15 points in the first 58 minutes, made a few stops in the red zone and slowed down Kirk Cousins.

After the Eagles made the ill-advised decision to throw the ball on third and three with less than two minutes to play and the Falcons out of timeouts, the Eagles opted to kick a field goal and go up by six instead of going for it and,