The Philadelphia Eagles faced a fourth-and-3 in the third quarter on Saturday against the Dallas Cowboys.
A.J. Brown, a likely target, was not on the field, however.
Nick Sirianni had something in the playbook for this situation and it wound up baffling the Cowboys
Watch as Gardner Minshew finds a wide-open DeVonta Smith in the end zone for the touchdown that gave the Eagles a 27-17 lead.
The 4th down @Eagles extend their lead!@GardnerMinshew5 | @DeVontaSmith_6
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Philly was looking to clinch the No. 1 seed and was in position to do it without star quarterback Jalen Hurts, who has a bum shoulder.