THE NFL addresses the controversy of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Tush Push

In May, NFL owners, led by the publicly owned Green Bay Packers, voted to ban the controversial tush push. The tush push, or the brotherly shove, is when the quarterback does a QB sneak and gets pushed forward by his teammates. The Eagles run this play often because of the difficulty of defending additionally on 4th down and short.

One of the reasons for banning  is the difficulty of defending the play. Last season, the tush push had a conversion rate of 76.5% (28 of 34). when the Eagles run the play it is very hard to defend one of the most famous times of this was the NFC championship game when the Washington Commanders couldn’t stop jumping offsides  and the refs threatened to give the eagles a free touchdown.

However, there are also reasons against banning the tush push. It is less dangerous when compared to a QB sneak; it also requires team work to pull off such a play.

In week six, the Eagles ran the tush push four times, the last one was a touchdown.

The teams in favor of the tush push ban are the following: 

Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers               
Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Rams
Minnesota Vikings
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Washington Commanders
 

The teams against the tush push ban include:

Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Jacksonville Jaguars
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
New York Jets                                                                                                                                 
Tennessee Titans
Philadelphia Eagles