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Super Bowl 2025: The Yiddish history of the ‘tush push,’ the Philadelphia Eagles’ unstoppable play

JL;DR SUMMARY The Philadelphia Eagles' infamous 'tush push' play not only dominates on the football field but also carries a surprising linguistic and cultural history. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureYiddishLinguisticsMel BrooksNflSuper BowlFootballPhiladelphia EaglesTush PushJalen Hurts

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"The Philadelphia Eagles push quarterback Jalen Hurts to a touchdown using the tush push against the Kansas City Chiefs at the 2023 Super Bowl."
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
"The Philadelphia Eagles push quarterback Jalen Hurts to a touchdown using the tush push against the Kansas City Chiefs at the 2023 Super Bowl."
Indiana, United States
"The football version of the tush push dates back to at least the 2017-2018 season, when the Indianapolis Colts used it."

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