Philadelphia Eagles’ Tush Push could be about to face a major challenge following win over the Chiefs

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Kelsey Kramer — College Football & NFL Trending News Writer
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The Philadelphia Eagles celebrate after scoring a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs during the fourth quarter of the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
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The Philadelphia Eagles’ Tush Push play could be facing a major challenge following their Week 2 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.

The Eagles ran the play seven times but all it took was one time for fans to go crazy after officials completely dropped the ball on obvious false starts.

This happened when the Birds were behind during the fourth quarter and quarterback Jalen Hurts powered into the end zone from the 1-yard line to give the Eagles a 19-10 lead. However, the replays on the Tush Push revealed that more than one Philly offensive linemen had moved before the snap.

Even Tom Brady called out the officiating crew saying they, “missed that one pretty bad.”

The missed call on the penalty turned out to be the reason why the Eagles were able to walk away with a 20-17 victory over the Chiefs.

NFL Fails on Banning Tush Push

Over the past two seasons, the Eagles have converted the Tush Push at an incredible rate of nearly 90%. Whether it’s third-and-one or a crucial goal-line situation, Philly almost always finds a way to move the chains using this play, with a big thanks to Hurts, whose lower-body strength gives him the power to drive forward behind an elite offensive line.

The NFL voted on banning the Tush Push this offseason, but ultimately failed to after collecting injury research.

Coaches and owners tried to push player safety and the play’s overwhelming effectiveness in short-yardage situations, but there wasn’t enough research or “evidence” to back the ban.

On the other side, supporters defended the move, calling the play a valid strategic weapon and arguing that it’s up to defenses to adjust, not the league to intervene.

But now we have officials not doing their job effectively on the play, which could bring it back to the banning table again.

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