Dak throws an errant pass (good chance)
Bease drops the ball(not a good chance)
Both of those causes time to stop and the eagles keep a timeout that way they dont have to do that hook and ladder maneuver and instead they can call a timeout.
You run the ball and take a shot with zeke who had been getting good yardage in between the tackles
The play you speak of was a sweep going outside
if he runs to the middle of that defense three times, he gains no yards. impossible to go for 15 in that tight defensive formation....the first down, lost 3 yards...so you know you have to cause them use three timeouts....leave them as little time and if possible convert a first down....run wasn't;t going to do it in that situation. impossible.... so you try a safe pass, a screen pass, and maybe the WR breaks a tackle, but if not, its like a long hand off
and if Dak misses that pass, then great.... Dak, you arse is fired. you are on the bench if you can not complete a simple screen pass in a critical situation. QBs get paid to make plays when it counts and when its important....so you trust your QB to execute a very simple play call.....a low risk play call. the worst case is they don't call a time out, and same amount of time on the clock....
you run the ball with zeke, like first down...you lose three yards. second down. zero yards. third down zero yards...you punt.....the defensive alignment was tight in the middle. like the offensive formation....and couple of players on the edge just in case to contain the outside run.....
the play sequence was executed perfectly. took a little time off the clock. and forced Philly to use their timeouts...
and Garrett who half the Garrett haters ***** about took a small calculated risk....we ***** , moan and complain about not going for it on 4th downs on our own 40 yard line....and we complain why he didn't;'t run zeke into a 10 man stacked front from a tight offensive formation!!!