Eagles could run into new challenge with the tush push

Several people called the Eagles out

The Eagles were called out all over social media for jumping early on their tush-push touchdown. Some former NFL players accused them of committing a false start every time they run the play.

Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones told reporters after the game that he felt the Eagles got away with a penalty on the touchdown, though he said that is part of the game.

"You can't get all the calls right. Just because we see it, sometimes the official is 15, 20 feet away and sometimes they can miss those small things," Jones said, via Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. "We think he jumped multiple times. The official didn’t see it, so it wasn’t called. We just got to go play the next down.”

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid agreed that the officials missed the call, but he said his team needs to get better penetration in order to stop the play.

The NFL could watch the tush push more closely

The Super Bowl rematch between the Eagles and Chiefs on Sunday almost certainly drew some of the highest ratings of the year for a regular-season game. That means a lot of people were watching Philadelphia get away with a crucial false start on the so-called "Brotherly Shove" play.

That could make life a bit more difficult on the Eagles. The NFL will likely instruct officials to make it a point of emphasis to watch for false starts on the tush push going forward. Hurts and his teammates are going to have to be aware of that.