The Philadelphia Eagles were a lawn from icing a season opening win in Sao Paulo.
The Eagles, revamped after spiraling out of control to finish up a frustrating 2023 season, installed a return to take a late 31-29 lead over the Green Bay Packers. With less than a minute to play and the Packers out of timeouts, they dealt with third-and-goal at the Green Bay one-yard line. A goal here would successfully end the video game, rushing whatever weak return hopes Jordan Love and the Packers might have had.
Jason Kelce, the future Hall of Fame center who had actually contributed to the Eagles’ success, understood precisely what the circumstance required. He desired the rugby scrum-style collapsing great void that absorbed protectors and spit his quarterback out 2 lawns later on. He desired the “tush push.”
Tush push to end it !!!!!
— Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) September 7, 2024
Rather, Saquon Barkley dove on a messed up breeze behind the line of skirmish, requiring a Jake Elliott chip shot basket. Kelce, understanding why head coach Nick Sirianni might have called a more standard handoff, had the best reaction on Twitter.
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— Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) September 7, 2024
In the end, it didn’t matter. Love got the Packers to midfield with a huge conclusion to Jayden Reed on the taking place drive. He left the field due to injury the following play. Backup Malik Willis tossed an incompletion and took a sack and Philadelphia emerged triumphant, 34-29. Still, the group’s absence of tush push success was definitely one story that will follow the Eagles back from Brazil.