Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Eagles fumble on 'tush push'

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Oct 29, 2023 3:27 PM ET

The Philadelphia Eagles finally botched their seemingly unstoppable "tush push."

With 10:09 left in the third quarter, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts fumbled on the Washington 1-yard line, and Commanders cornerback Kyle Fuller recovered.

The Commanders stopped the tush push and forced a fumble! pic.twitter.com/7GCoLpF9Sc
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) October 29, 2023

It's shocking to see the Eagles fail on their famed play because it's nearly unstoppable. Per USA Today, the Eagles previously converted on 41-of-44 (93.1 percent) push sneaks since 2022. Many want to ban the highly effective QB sneak, but Philadelphia head coach Nick Sirianni begged the league not to.

"I'm making my plug right here. Like don't ban this play," he said after a Week 7 victory, via CBS Sports. "If everybody could do it. Everybody would do it."

Even though the Eagles flubbed this attempt, that will not stop them from running it. Opposing defensive coordinators will still need to find a way to stop it and slow down a high-powered offense that's fourth in the NFL in points scored (26.6 points per game).

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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