Some plays become legends for their brilliance, while others become notorious for their length. On Thursday, October 9, the Philadelphia Eagles’ use of the ‘tush push’ felt like the latter. Four straight pushes on a short-yardage play turned a battle at the goal line into a tedious slog against the New York Giants. The play worked, but it tested everyone’s patience. So much so that even ESPN’s Mike Greenberg had to apologize on behalf of the league and its fans.

As Greenberg put it, “And then came the tush push portion of the evening. And on behalf of the National Football League and its fans, I apologize to anyone who had to sit through this. They wound up running four consecutive tush pushes. To the amusement of no one. And they’re jumping early. No one cares. It’s ridicul

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