It was a rough start offensively for the Philadelphia Eagles in their season opener in Brazil against the Green Bay Packers.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts turned the ball over on each of the first two drives, first on an interception and second on a fumble resulting from a snap that he wasn’t ready for.
Perhaps the most concerning moment for the Eagles, however, came when they tried to turn to ol’ reliable: the tush push. In the first attempt without longtime star center Jason Kelce, Hurts came up short of the first down.
The play resulted in 11 rushing touchdowns for Hurts last season, but after just one failed attempt, NFL fans were convinced that the tush push is dead without Kelce at center.
first tush push without Jason Kelce pic.twitter.com/bD3vyLmO2T
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 7, 2024
Philadelphia was successful in its second attempt at the tush push, but despite that, there were quite a few jokes at the Eagles’ (and Hurts’) expense after the play frustrated so many opposing fanbases in 2023.
How the fans reacted
tush push without jason kelce pic.twitter.com/2BUJqZanye
— Robert Beal Fan Club (@GregoryFan5) September 7, 2024
Jalen Hurts without the tush push pic.twitter.com/wCYsdpYJsJ
— FLSportsTakes (@FLSportsTakes_) September 7, 2024
The “tush push” in 2024 pic.twitter.com/fpVXYg9GUI
— Josh 🧑🏾🎤 (@hawksucklol) September 7, 2024
failed our first tush push of the season pic.twitter.com/ZAohKVkjDy
— ruby (@rubythevalley) September 7, 2024
yeah and the tush push don’t even work no more we’re cooked
— IcyVert (@IcyVert) September 7, 2024
nick sirianni without the tush push pic.twitter.com/MfqUqzkL99
— big content guy (@bigcontentguy) August 26, 2024
