NFL officials appear to miss blatant false start on Eagles 'Tush Push' vs. Rams

by: Nick Geddes 47 minutes ago NickGeddesNews

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The Sunday portion of the Week 3 NFL slate is underway, and we already have some controversy in the Philadelphia Eagles-Los Angeles Rams game. Yes, it involves the “Tush Push.”

The Eagles went to their bread and butter at the goal line on their opening drive. Their second attempt of the Tush Push resulted in a one-yard score for quarterback Jalen Hurts . The Tush Push two plays before, however, had some controversy behind it. Replay of that one showed that Philadelphia might have gotten away with a false start on the play.

It appears there was a missed false start on an Eagles tush push.

Soon after, they scored a touchdown… On a tush push!

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It looks like it could be another week of Tush Push conversation after it dominated the headlines for much of the week leading up to Week 3. The Eagles dialed up the controversial play seven times throughout their Week 2 win over the Kansas City Chiefs and were successful in doing so, much to the chagrin of fans outside of Philadelphia, who felt that Philadelphia should have been called for a false start on multiple occasions.

Per Mark Maske  of  The   Washington Post, the NFL said in its officials’ training tape sent to teams this week that the Eagles should have been called for a false start. Maske said the NFL is instructing officials to call “these plays tight and make sure that every aspect of the offensive team is legal.”

The Tush Push has been a hot topic since last offseason. In May, NFL owners came up two votes shy of banning the play. The proposal to ban the Tush Push was created by the Green Bay Packers, who lost to the Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Round of the 2024 playoffs.

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