This weekend, we will take a pause from the big questions of politics and religion to consider a controversy in the realm of sports. Actually, though, sports controversies might be the most rancorous of them all, but let’s give this topic a try.
Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly Shove. That’s one name for the Tush Push, a play that the Philadelphia Eagles used to great effect against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.
In short yardage situations, such as being one yard away from a touchdown, several big players line up behind the quarterback. He sneaks the ball and plunges into the defensive line while the players behind him push him through the crowd.
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