On Sunday night, the Lions opted to attempt five fourth-down conversions. They failed on all of them and, in so doing, failed to keep the heat on a struggling Eagles offense.

The Eagles had only one fourth-down try. It happened late in the game, on fourth and one from Philly’s 29. The failure allowed the Lions to turn a 16-6 deficit into a one-score game, at 16-9. And it required the Eagles to play keep-away from Detroit, an effort that was fueled by an “ absolutely terrible ” pass interference penalty on Detroit.

It was the second straight game in which Eagles coach Nick Sirianni made a controversial decision on fourth down. Against the Packers, he opted to go for it from the Green Bay 35 on fourth and six with a three-point lead. The failed deep shot to receiver A.J. Brown gave

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