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If Doug Pederson is OK with a tie, what are the Eagles really playing for this season?

Somewhere, Herm Edwards is not happy — at the least, he’s not happy with Doug Pederson.

What is the enduring thing Herm taught us, Doug?

You play. To win. The game.

Say it with us: “You play. To win. The game!”

You don’t play for a tie.

You certainly don’t play for a tie when you’ve started the season 0-2 and in theory are desperate for to get in the win column.

But that’s exactly what Pederson did in the closing minutes of the Philadelphia Eagles’ game with the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.