Angry NFL fans think the Philadelphia Eagles got away with blatant cheating against the Kansas City Chiefs in their thrilling 20-17 road victory at Arrowhead Stadium.
In a highly anticipated rematch of Super Bowl 59, Jalen Hurts and the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles squeaked out a close 20-17 victory in a defensive slugfest. But like way too many NFL games with such high stakes, this game was largely affected by questionable officiating.
The Eagles were able to essentially put the game away when Hurts converted the “tush push” on a fourth-and-goal play at the Chiefs’ one-yard line for a touchdown.
Look at the replay, however, and it certainly looks like they got away with an obvious false start:
That should have brought up a fourth-and-goal situation from the six-yard line. Surely, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni would have called for a field goal, so KC should have trailed 16-10 instead of 20-10.
Fans were furious and accused the Eagles of getting away with clear-as-day cheating.
“false starts in a row by the @Eagles from the 1…. Must be by design. Just enforce the rules on the books @nfl . I enjoy watching the @cheifs lose, but it’s gotta be fair. #PHIvsKC,” one fan said.
“This is why the tush push should’ve been banned. Oh, but the eagles do it perfectly. Of course they do, they false start every time,” said another.
“Why can’t @NFLOfficiating see the @Eagles continuously FALSE START on these TUSH PUSH plays? It’s blatant!,” a user wrote.
“Eagles cheating per usual,” a fan said.
“The Eagles are quite literally cheating with the Tush Push – lining up offsides and false starting, and the NFL continues to allow it. What a joke,” another added.
“Eagles not any good at football so they figured they’d try cheating at rugby instead,” a fan commented.
Per ESPN, the Eagles and Chiefs were each penalized six times in the contest. But once again, the officials missed the most obvious game-changing infraction that largely determined the game’s outcome.
