When the Eagles line up within two yards of the goal line, the entire stadium knows what play is coming … the Tush Push (or Brotherly Shove). It’s a play that was virtually unstoppable in Jason Kelce’s days as Eagles center, but has remained awfully effective in the post-Kelce era.
So, with the Commanders facing an obvious Tush Push situation, they got creative in an attempt to stop it. Hoping to time up the snap, Frankie Luvu tried to jump over the line with no consideration to the encroachment penalty that would follow. After all, it’s just half the distance to the goal.
But with the officials catching on to the antics, they actually resorted to warning the Commanders that they could just award the Eagles a touchdown if the penalties continued. I mean, look at this:
We think he might have jumped early 😂 pic.twitter.com/wK3LGKklBp
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 26, 2025
Luvu went flying there … way before the snap.
The effort made for some epic entertainment value even if it was all for naught — the Eagles scored after three encroachment penalties.
At the very least, though, we got a great meme out of the moment.
This was how Twitter/X reacted
FRANKIE LUVU pic.twitter.com/qin7YmossG
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) January 26, 2025
Nobody:
Frankie Luvu trying to stop the tush push: pic.twitter.com/BHuqWomA6t
— Sleeper (@SleeperHQ) January 26, 2025
FRANKIE LUVU AT THE GOALLINE: pic.twitter.com/53xqvkiMMq
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 26, 2025
Frankie Luvu pic.twitter.com/ecAXcmYAwY
— Gaffa (@touchesinthebox) January 26, 2025
Absolutely no one.
Frankie Luvu: pic.twitter.com/rNtM23q1ll
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) January 26, 2025
Jalen Hurts: “Ready, Set H-“
Frankie Luvu:
pic.twitter.com/MkoQUOjQPv— ᴄᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴊʙ ☄️ (@CookedBy11__) January 26, 2025
Frankie Luvu pic.twitter.com/Qqg1bOcPCj
— Nick Maraldo (@nickmaraldo) January 26, 2025