Eagles coach Andy Reid commented during his Monday press conference on whether or not he was surprised that some of his players were unaware of the NFL’s overtime rules.

“I’ll tell you that I’m sure there are plenty of rules that guys don’t understand,” Reid said. “But I don’t think that has any factor whatsoever to do with the outcome of this game and how they played in the overtime.

“I think that’s absurd. We obviously, you play to win in that time whether you think you have another overtime period or you don’t. And you play your heart out to win it in that time, and that’s how we approached it and that’s how the players approached it. That rule, not knowing that rule, I don’t think has any affect on what we did there.“

Following Sunday’s 13-13 tie against the Bengals, Eagles QB Donovan McNabb said, “I’ve never been part of a tie. I never even knew it was in the rule book. I was looking forward to getting the opportunity to get out there and try to drive to win the game. But unfortunately with the rules, we settled with a tie.

“I guess we’re aware if it now.”