Eagles find success with 'tush push,' tight end reveals how other teams could stop it

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The Philadelphia Eagles were at it again on Monday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In short-yardage situations, the Eagles got with the "tush push." Jalen Hurts lines up under center with two or three players behind him and when he takes the snap he gets a big shove from those guys. 

Hurts notably did it on Monday night in the third quarter for a touchdown and then on the final drive that helped Philadelphia ice the game. The team did it four times overall.

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Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts, center, scores a touchdown against the Buccaneers, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

The play has been legal since 2005 after the NFL removed language in the rule book that prohibited pushing offensive players. The Eagles have been extremely proactive in its implementation since coach Nick Sirianni. 

Tight end Dallas Goedert has done his best to execute.

"Obviously it’s a play that we’ve had a lot of success with over the last few years and it’s just a physical play," he said. "Jalen does a good job finding the weak spot of the zone. They were trying to jump over the pile today but I was ready for that in the back. If we need a yard, we’re gonna get a yard with our O-line.... Jalen is gonna fight for it."

Goedert appeared to put his arm around Hurts and try to get the quarterback into the end zone that way.

"I was yanking him for sure," he said. "They say you can’t pull, but I was behind him."

Tampa Bay tried to have defensive linemen leap over the offensive line to stop Hurts, but it didn’t work.

"We’ve seen it with linebackers, but their nose tackle