The Philadelphia Eagles relied heavily on the tush push to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl rematch between the two teams on Sunday, and Adam Schefter believes the NFL should have stopped that from happening months ago.
A formal proposal was submitted during the offseason to ban the tush push, but it did not receive enough votes from NFL team owners to pass. The play received renewed attention during the Eagles’ 20-17 win over the Chiefs in Week 2 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
The Eagles gave themselves a two-score lead midway through the fourth quarter with a successful tush push on 4th-and-goal from the 1-yard line. They also got away with a blatant false start on the play, as multiple offensive lineman jumped before the ball was snapped. You can see the video here.
During Monday’s edition of “Get Up” on ESPN, Schefter went off on the NFL for not banning the tush push. He said the play is “unstoppable” and officials cannot even figure out how to handle it.
“The biggest thing here, to me, is that this game was lost in March. This game was lost when the NFL owners refused to ban the tush push from happening. It wasn’t lost yesterday. It was lost in March,” Schefter said. “And there might be a lot of games that the Eagles play that are lost in March, because this play is unstoppable.
“Not only does the defense not know how to handle it, but even the officials don’t know how to handle it. You’re seeing the Eagles linemen jump offsides every play and nothing’s called. So, the officials have no idea. Defenses have no idea. The Eagles get to do whatever they want on every single play in the tush push.”
"This game was lost in March. This game was lost when the NFL owners refused to ban the tush push from happening. It wasn't lost yesterday."
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) September 15, 2025
—@AdamSchefter on Eagles-Chiefs pic.twitter.com/rl60G5Pa6n
Schefter is not the only one who feels that way, and Sunday’s missed call will likely result in the NFL having to address the tush push with its officials.
The Eagles kicked the extra point to take a 20-10 lead after scoring on the tush push in the fourth quarter. They later converted another tush push on 3rd-and-1 at the two-minute warning to ice the game.
Though they were quick to troll the team that proposed banning the tush push, the Eagles may want to enjoy the play while it lasts. It seems like there is a good chance the tush push will be banned if it is put to a vote again next offseason.
