Before securing their second consecutive NFC East title, the Philadelphia Eagles rubbed some salt in the wound against the Washington Commanders.

At least, that’s how it looked to some.

After the Eagles scored their final touchdown in Saturday’s win over Washington, Nick Sirianni decided to go for two, up 27-10 with a little more than four minutes to go in regulation.

The Eagles converted on a Saquon Barkley run, and a brawl broke out immediately after. Three players were ejected, including Eagles offensive lineman Tyler Steen.

Some believe Sirianni and the Eagles were trying to stick it to their division rivals by going for two. But Sirianni explained that his decision was by the book.

“We did the math,” Sirianni said in his postgame press conference at Northwest Stadium. “We wanted to make sure we were up 19 (points). We thought it was a little bit better. That way they could only tie you with a field goal and two touchdowns and two two-point conversions. We were already up three scores. We wanted to make sure we went up that way, just in case. That’s what our math told us in that particular case, and we went out and executed.”

“We did what we thought was in our best interest,” Sirianni added later. “To go up one more point is not running up the score.”

Sirianni was also asked about the chippiness after the play.

“It’s always back and forth with a division game,” Sirianni said. “That’s a team we played in the NFC Championship game last year. I know how badly they wanted to beat us. I know how badly we wanted to beat them. We always have to keep our cool in moments like that. But I think that’s NFC East football. It’s back and forth. They’ve got tough guys; we’ve got tough guys.”

When Commanders head coach Dan Quinn was asked about Sirianni’s decision to go for two during his postgame press conference, it sounded like he took umbrage.

“If that’s how they want to get down, all good,” Quinn said. “We play them again in two weeks.”

The Eagles host the Commanders in Week 18. But as far as any revenge the Commanders might get, the playoff-bound Birds will likely be playing its backups in two weeks.