Packers try to stop Eagles’ tush push
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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.