The reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles have been the talk across the league over the past few years due to its vaunted tush push.
As we stand two games into the 2025-26 NFL season, the talk has escalated further, writes Jason Gay for The Wall Street Journal.
During the offseason, the NFL owners came just two votes shy of having the tush push banned.
Heading into the season, those against the play already had their gripes about the Eagles’ continued use of it.
After the team’s most recent game against the Kansas City Chiefs, more fuel was added to the fire.
During the fourth quarter, replays showed multiple Eagles offensive linemen committing a false start prior to a tush push attempt. The refs, however, didn’t call it.
At other points in the game, the refs struggled to determine if Jalen Hurts crossed the goal line with the ball. Meanwhile, in another instance the Chiefs argued they recovered a Hurts fumble.
Late in the game, FOX TV rules analyst Dean Blandino said poignantly: “I’m done with the tush push, guys … It’s a tough play to officiate.”
It remains to be seen if another attempt will be made to ban the play, but until then, the Eagles will continue to run it.
Read more about the challenges of officiating the tush push in The Wall Street Journal.
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