It took a while, but the Steelers caught up to the rest of the NFL and finally ran the unstoppable play.
The Steelers were one of 22 teams that voted to get rid of the “Tush Push” in the spring when the NFL competition committee discussed rules changes for the 2025 season, but the proposal fell two votes shy of passing.
Well, if you can’t beat them, join them.
The Steelers unveiled their version of the play against the Vikings with tight end Connor Heyward taking the snap from under center while gargantuan tight end Darnell Washington and running back Kenneth Gainwell pushed him from behind.
The play netted 2 yards on 3rd-and-1 and left fans wondering why the Steelers didn’t run it again later in the game when they were in similar circumstances.
We’ll come back to that later, but rugb