Despite losing out on a two-seed, the Eagles stick to their rest decision.

Despite losing out on a two-seed, the Eagles stick to their rest decision.

Despite losing out on a two-seed, the Eagles stick to their rest decision Philadelphia Even though it hurt his team's seeding, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni chose to rest many of his starters in the regular-season finale versus the Washington Commanders. To progress from the No. 3 to the No. 2 seed, the Eagles needed to defeat Washington on Sunday in addition to the Chicago Bears losing to the Detroit Lions. The Eagles fell 24-17, securing their No. 3 spot and a trip to the sixth-seeded San Francisco 49ers in the wild-card round of the playoffs, while the Lions held up their end with a 19-16 away victory. When asked if he regretted not playing all of his starters, Sirianni replied, "No." "You go through your process and decide what you believe is best for the football team, and that's what we did. I was aware that these things could occur and that this was [a probable] conclusion. "I could assure you that they would get enough sleep. Nothing else could be guarante…