BALTIMORE - Doug Pederson probably made the choice he had to make, going for the win on a two-point conversion with four seconds left, down 27-26, instead of kicking an extra point and heading into overtime.
Pederson and the Eagles were underdogs, on the road, their offense forced to slug and flail its way downfield, fighting hand-to-hand, all the way through a bleak, raw December afternoon.
This figured to be a cleaner shot at winning than Pederson was going to get in OT, against a Baltimore team with more weapons, a now-8-6 team with real playoff aspirations.