Matt Ryan, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning were all shocked by the Eagles' passing decision.

Matt Ryan, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning started a combined 782 games at quarterback during their NFL careers. They are in many late-game situations where clock management is paramount. And they agreed Monday night that no matter what the Eagles do when they lead late against the Falcons, they shouldn't risk stopping the clock with an incomplete pass.

Ryan Manningcast joined Peyton and Eli, and with the Eagles leading 18-15 in the fourth quarter, all three warned Eagles coach Nick Siriani not to pass.

“I don't think the ball's going back in the air,” Ryan said at the two-minute warning.

But Ryan was wrong about that, as Siriani called for a third-and-3 pass that Eagles running back Saquon Barkley dropped, stopping the clock and handing the Falcons 40 extra seconds in the game that they could have scored a touchdown to win. 34 seconds left.

The Manning brothers thought that was the only way the Falcons could win.

“Think they'll get the ball back, Peyton?” Eli asked on the air because the Falcons were using their final deadline.

“If Philly throws it,” Peyton replied.

“They won't throw it,” Eli joked.

Ryan agreed: “This ball shouldn't be in the air for the rest of the game.”

Both Eli and Peyton thought the Eagles might try a tash push on third-and-3 and then try again on fourth down if the tash push didn't gain three yards.

“Push is coming. You can't throw it here,” Peyton said.

The Eagles threw it in there. Incomplete, the Falcons used their final timeout to stop the clock.

“That's why you don't throw,” Peyton said. “The Kirk cousins ​​are over there celebrating. Seeing him step back, she said, 'Yes!'

The Eagles' pass attempt was one of the most shocking decisions of this young NFL season, and one that three quarterbacks who have been in this situation before are begging them not to make.