On Sunday the Philadelphia Eagles hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers in one of those gritty rivalry games that promised fireworks. And it did not take long for both sides to come through on that front.
In the first quarter, a fight broke out between the two teams with the Steelers near the Eagles' end zone. It was sparked because Pittsburgh TE Darnell Washington did his best Michael Oher impression and blocked Eagles cornerback Darius Slay all the way to the padding behind the goal posts.
Here's the block:
Darnell Washington started a fight by blocking Darius Slay into the first row behind the Eagles end zone. 🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/Oow8dbO2qn
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) December 15, 2024
And the aftermath:
The Battle for Pennsylvania is fully underway
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) December 15, 2024
🎥: @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/Md9Zkz0tB7
Fight breaks out with Steelers and Eagles players. Offsetting penalties. pic.twitter.com/7URLV395KY
— Rate the Refs App (@Rate_the_Refs) December 15, 2024
Washington is an absolute giant of a player, clocking in at 6'7" and 264 pounds on the Steelers' website. He is technically listed as a tight end but Pittsburgh uses him as an extra offensive tackle more often than not and you see why they do so above.
Nothing like a good block to get the blood running hot.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Darnell Washington Sparks Steelers-Eagles Fight With Fierce Block on Darius Slay .
