On the nights before Eagles games, coach Doug Pederson and offensive coordinator Frank Reich meet for up to 90 minutes to discuss the game plan. They dissect the play-call sheet, including the first 15 scripted plays.
There’s a running joke between them about how good those 15 plays might be. Pederson introduces them, then offers the plays he might substitute. On Saturday night, before the Eagles’ 38-7 NFC championship game win, Pederson confided with Reich about his directive with the game plan to clinch a Super Bowl berth.
“Be aggressive, keep them off balance, use all the little things that we have, do the unexpected,” Pederson said that night, according to Reich.