EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Philadelphia Eagles ran the tush push four consecutive times in the second quarter of their “Thursday Night Football” matchup against the New York Giants on Oct. 9.
For a total of three yards – and a touchdown, at least.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts hardly crossed the plane of the goal line on his fourth attempt, which was actually a second-down rush. Philadelphia first broke out the patented play on third-and-1 from the 3-yard line, and the Giants successfully stood Hurts up for no gain.
He picked up (a generously-spotted) two yards to convert the fourth-down try, and he was once again stonewalled on first-and-goal. The Eagles finally scored on the next play.
On one of the replays shown on the video board at MetLife Stadium to incite the home crowd, the slow-motion shot showed right guard Tyler Steen moving prior to the snap.
Giants head coach Brian Daboll was none too pleased on the sideline.
In Week 3, the Eagles appeared to false start on the signature play vs. the Los Angeles Rams, a trend that carried over from Week 2.
A league memo circulated between Week 2 and 3 to officials informed the refs to call the play with more scrutiny for the rest of the season.
The Eagles trailed the Giants 20-17 at halftime.