EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings linebacker Tyler Batty's NFL debut was anything but typical.

After missing the first five games because of a knee injury, the undrafted rookie took the field against the defending Super Bowl champions with an unusual role.

The Philadelphia Eagles have made famous a nearly unstoppable short-yardage play called the "tush push," where quarterback Jalen Hurts lines up for a sneak, and a player pushes him from behind to provide added force to move the ball forward.

According to ESPN Research , the Eagles and Buffalo Bills -- the two teams that have run it the most -- have an 87% success rate since 2022, prompting a push by the Green Bay Packers to ultimately ban the play. The proposal failed, so the Vikings were going to have to try to stop the play a d

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