Packers try to stop Eagles’ tush push
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts runs the "Tush push" during an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers couldn’t thwart the tush push during the offseason.
Now they must try to find a way to stop it in a game.
Green Bay proposed a ban on the play during the offseason, a measure that fell two votes short of passage.
That has enabled the Philadelphia Eagles to continue using the short-yardage play in their Super Bowl title defense.
The Eagles (6-2) beat the Packers (5-2-1) twice last season — including a playoff victory — and face them again tonight at Lambeau Field.
“We know it’s coming,” Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks said. “Really, I look forward to the challenge of just stopping it and getting a turnover on downs, whether it’s fourth-and-1 or third-and-1. But it is an annoying play to deal with.”
The Eagles have been ruthlessly efficient in converting short-yardage situations by having quarterback Jalen Hurts sneak while teammates line up behind him and push him forward.




