{"id":41376,"date":"2025-10-19T18:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=41376"},"modified":"2025-10-19T18:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:12:12","slug":"minnesota-vikings-were-caught-doing-the-strangest-thing-to-try-and-stop-the-philadelphia-eagles-tush-push-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=41376","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Vikings Were Caught Doing The Strangest Thing To Try And Stop The Philadelphia Eagles\u2019 Tush Push [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/minnesota-vikings\/\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>\u00a0tried a new tactic to conquer the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\/\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>\u2019 practically unstoppable \u201ctush push\u201d play.<\/p>\n<p>Late in the first quarter of their afternoon showdown, the Eagles lined up to run the tush push on a 3rd-and-1 situation. Vikings defensive coordinator\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/brian-flores\/\">Brian Flores<\/a>, a renowned mastermind of crafty defensive play calls, just might have drawn up the perfect solution.<\/p>\n<p>Flores had linebacker Tyler Batty (6-foot-6 and 271 pounds) lie down as a \u201cshield\u201d to block\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jalen-hurts\/\">Jalen Hurts<\/a>\u2019 target of the first-down marker. 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