The clock stopped with two seconds left in the first half. The defense lined up with its heels on the goal line. The Philadelphia Eagles emerged from their huddle needing just a single yard to score a go-ahead touchdown.
Everyone at SoFi Stadium knew what play was coming. Fox’s broadcast crew even called it ahead of time.
“They’re going to do the 'Brotherly Shove,' huh?” play-by-play man Kevin Burkhardt said last Sunday.
“They have to,” responded color analyst Greg Olsen, adding that it was “a no-brainer.”
Sure enough, after a timeout, the Eagles lined up in the formation they've made famous, with their linemen shoulder-to-shoulder, quarterback Jalen Hurts under center and running back Kenneth Gainwell and tight end Dallas Goedert just behind him.