US EditionEagles Appear to Get Away with Another False Start on 'Tush Push' Against Giants - CBS Sports
The Eagles scored using four consecutive Tush Push plays, a tactic with a 96.6% success rate this season, sparking debate over its potential ban.
- On Thursday, New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart led New York to a 34-17 upset of the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- Philadelphia relied on the `tush push`, using it on four straight plays during a second-quarter touchdown drive; officials missed a false start by Tyler Steen on the second attempt.
- Dart left briefly for a concussion test before returning and leading a game-clinching touchdown drive, while Cam Skattebo carried 19 times and bulldozed into the end zone.
- The New York Giants are 1-4 and this was their fourth victory in past 18 meetings against the Philadelphia Eagles, with four wins in last 23 meetings, a 17% winning percentage.
- The NFL issued a memo urging referees to monitor quarterback sneaks and alignments, while the `tush push` narrowly missed a ban and critics including Micah Parsons and Dave Portnoy voiced concerns.
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Eagles get blown out by Giants after running tush push play 4 straight times, inciting backlash
New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart led his team to a stunning 34-17 victory of the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night.Meanwhile, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw his first interception of the season, and prompted controversy early in the game when his team ran four straight tush push plays.The Eagles scored their first touchdown of the game on the sequence of repetitive "tush pushes" inside New Yo…
"This is why Tush Push needs to be banned": Dave Portnoy torches Eagles for running 4-straight "brotherly shove" plays vs. Giants
Dave Portnoy is sick of the "Tush Push"/"Brotherly Shove", the Philadelphia Eagles' version of the quarterback sneak that has become a source of controversy for how often referees miss false starts wh
Eagles score touchdown after four straight Tush Push plays — and NFL world is livid
During the Eagles' touchdown drive midway through the second quarter in Thursday's game against the Giants, the Philadelphia offense did their signature Tush Push on four straight plays to get in the end zone.
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