The Philadelphia Eagles suffered another setback on their path to defending their title, this time at the hands of the Chicago Bears—and on their home turf, no less. Jalen Hurts’ team thereby allowed their biggest pursuer, the Dallas Cowboys, to close the gap in the NFC East.

Where does the drop in performance of the reigning Super Bowl champion come from these days? Or perhaps many teams, including the Bears, have figured out how to counter the Eagles’ main trademark—the highly debated “Tush Push”.

“I was hoping that [forward progress] was stopped, but it wasn’t,” quarterback Jalen Hurts told reporters after the game on a fumble that the Bears recovered. “It was kind of similar to the New York game except that they just didn’t blow the whistle as soon.

“That’s not to point the finger a

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