Eagles Tush Push: Philadelphia appears to get away with false start on controversial play vs. Giants
The Philadelphia Eagles (4-1) scored their second touchdown of Thursday’s Week 6 road contest against the New York Giants (1-4) by way of the “Tush Push.” Philadelphia went to play four times in a row inside New York’s 10-yard line before finally punching it in.
But it appears the Eagles got away with a false start on the third Tush Push attempt. Right guard Tyler Steen looked like he got a head start before center Cam Jurgens snapped the ball.
No penalty was called on the play. Prime Video rules analyst Terry McAulay said that it was a false start but added that it’s a difficult play to judge in real time. Had the penalty been called, that would have backed Philadelphia up. Instead, they scored on the next play to take a 17-13 lead.
Eagles dial up Tush Push four times in a row vs. Giants
Discussion surrounding the Tush Push isn’t going away any time soon. False starts going uncalled has been a common complaint this season. The Eagles dialed up the controversial play seven times throughout their Week 2 win over the Kansas City Chiefs (2-3) 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.
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Per Mark Maske of The Washington Post, the NFL said in its officials’ training tape sent to teams the following week that the Eagles should have been called for a false start. Maske said the NFL was 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 (2-1-1), who lost to the Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Round of the 2024 playoffs.