The Eagles entered Sunday's game a perfect 5-for-5 on fourth-down conversions. That success obviously gave coach Doug Pederson confidence, as he went for it twice on fourth-and-short while in field goal range in the first half. The Giants defense came through both times, with Janoris Jenkins and Damon Harrison stuffing a Carson Wentz keeper on fourth-and-2 and Harrison and Kelvin Sheppard stopping Darren Sproles on fourth-and-1.
The Eagles did convert a crucial fourth-and-9 on a late field-goal drive, but the Giants forced an incompletion on a last-gasp fourth-down attempt with 1:23 remaining. Opponents had been 3-for-3 on fourth downs against the Giants entering Sunday.