PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The tush push is still legal in the NFL — and about as unstoppable as it was in an ill-fated push to ban it for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.

Even with Super Bowl MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts and the bulk of the Philadelphia starters sitting out the preseason opener on Thursday night against Cincinnati, the Eagles went straight to their favorite short-yardage play on the opening drive.

Tanner McKee, the backup QB in the regular season, was indeed pushed in for the score on a fourth-and-1 late in the first quarter.

The Eagles ran the play the first chance they could after a contentious offseason around the NFL that saw the possibility of the popular play — at least, in Philly — nearly get banned. McKee's score tied the game at 7-all.

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