Doug Pederson and the Eagles Are Basically Rewriting the Rules on 2-Point Conversions

Win or lose, one thing the Philadelphia Eagles will always be from an offensive standpoint is aggressive. That's an especially obvious statement when you look at how frequently they go for two following a touchdown.

Unless teams absolutely need a two-point conversion to stay in the game, the traditional route is to kick the extra point and move on. But with these Eagles, you just never know. Since Doug Peterson took over as head coach in 2016, the Eagles rank first in the NFL two-point attempts with 25, which is six more than the second-place Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"It does something for your psyche, and being down one score or maybe being down two is a lot different mindset for a playcaller and for an opposing team. So for us, I wanted to get the extra two points and try to go up nine," Pederson said, per ESPN's Tim McManus.

"I trust the guys that are doing studies and research for me, and I do what's best for us. I really don't pay much attention to what other teams are doing."

Two-point conversions aren't the only thing that can help a team's confidence, of course. Philadelphia goes for it on fourth down all the time, as they're first in the league since 2016 with 83 attempts on fourth down, 16 more than the four teams tied for second.

The Eagles have a high success rate on two-point conversions, converting on 68% of their attempts, which is 20 percentage points higher than the league average.

As long as Pederson is at the helm in Philly, expect his offensive game plan to stay consistent when it comes to two-point conversions and going for it on fourth down. There's nothing traditional about Pederson, and that includes this aspect of the game.