The Tush Push is dead, and Jalen Hurts killed it

Ryan Conway
November 28, 2025
Eagles
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Here lies the Tush Push. It was a good run, but the infamous play is finally dead, and Jalen Hurts killed it. Black Friday’s 24-15 loss was his worst game as a pro in pretty much every aspect, but losing a fumble on the Tush Push in the highest leverage spot imaginable totally changed the game for the worse.

Jalen Hurts, not the Chicago Bears, killed the Tush Push:

This is one way to attack the Tush Push pic.twitter.com/wecg0rbFGB
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 28, 2025

Am I emotional and overreacting to what is most certainly the death knell to the Eagles’ season? Yes, absolutely, and I won’t pretend I’m not. But even so, I’m officially done with this play.

Sure, forward progress was definitely stopped, but we’ve seen a second push earn a first down time and time again. Jalen Hurts needs to just hold onto the fucking football.

After that fumble, the Bears went down and scored a touchdown. The Eagles went from potentially being up six or seven points to being down eight. That effectively ended the game because Hurts, Patullo, & Co. looked like a peewee football team trying to move the ball against NFL-caliber players.

Hurts had a close call with this very situation against the Giants and was saved by the refs ruling forward progress, which negated the fumble.

The Bears just did almost this exact thing to a tush push and it was called a fumble

This was blown dead for the Giants a few weeks ago pic.twitter.com/oMgZJD62Ir
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) November 28, 2025

Honestly, I probably wouldn’t be this mad about it if he didn’t play like complete dogshit the entire game. Multiple horrific misses and even more receivers open that he didn’t even see. I’ve been a Hurts defender since he became to starter, but this was a completely indefensible performance from the franchise QB.

This entire game was completely disgusting. I’m not placing all the blame on Hurts, but that’s life in the NFL. I’m fucking pissed.

As a result, I’m forced to do my usual post-loss ritual of sitting in my apartment with no lights and a single candle lit, and just stare into nothing. I might even put my head through the wall a couple of times. Fuck.

So, please let it be known. I’m done with this play. Just run the god damn ball, do a regular sneak, do literally anything but this. It’s over. Accept it.

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