Packers couldn't stop Eagles' tush push during offseason. Now they'll try to contain it on the field

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers couldn’t thwart the tush push during the offseason.

Now they must try to find a way to stop it in a game.

Green Bay proposed a ban on the play during the offseason, a measure that fell two votes short of passage.

That has enabled the Philadelphia Eagles to continue using the short-yardage play in their Super Bowl title defense.

The Eagles (6-2) beat the Packers (5-2-1) twice last season — including a playoff victory — and face them again Monday night at Lambeau Field.

“We know it’s coming,” Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks said. “Really, I look forward to the challenge of just stopping it and getting a turnover on downs, whether it’s fourth-and-1 or third-and-1. But it is an annoying play to deal with.”

The Eagles have been