Jordan Mailata on chatter Eagles won because of the tush push: 'Rubbish'

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Philadelphia Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata has had enough of the media narrative that his team won Sunday's Super Bowl rematch against the Kansas City Chiefs because of the tush push.

In an interview with 94 WIP on Philadelphia on Tuesday, Mailata said that it is "incredibly disrespectful" to the impact the Eagles' defense and special teams had in the 20-17 victory at Kansas City.

"I understand the outrage [over the tush push]. What I don't understand is them using it as an excuse to why we won the game. I think it's incredibly disrespectful to our defense and our special teams who balled out. And my brothers on defense and special teams who balled out that game, who had our…