Monday night’s matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers has placed officiating in the harsh spotlight once more. Several uncalled false starts through the contest, most notably in the case of the Eagles’ vaunted “tush push” saw fans fuming. What began as another hard-fought NFC matchup soon turned into a chaos of unfair advantage.

It took one Eagles drive for the controversy to start. On their first tush push attempt, Philadelphia lined up for a short-yardage conversion . As quarterback Jalen Hurts crouched under center, both guards visibly came forward before the line of scrimmage. And yet, no flag was thrown. The Eagles converted the third-and-one with ease.

Luckily for Green Bay, that early mistake didn’t cost points immediately, Hurts fumbled later

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