Having a plethora of teammates shove the ball carrier into the end zone works pretty well for the Philadelphia Eagles, so why not for the Arizona Cardinals?
With 6:32 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, quarterback Joshua Dobbs connected with tight end Trey McBride on a 3rd-and-15 for arguably one of the hardest-fought touchdowns of the NFL season.
just a lil teamwork pic.twitter.com/PoN0PxeJpb
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) October 29, 2023
As the second-year TE fought his way to the goal line, he got a boost from several of his teammates as they pushed him into the end zone for the touchdown to cut the Baltimore lead to 24-15 in a “tush push”-like fashion, similar to the way the Eagles run their QB sneak with Jalen Hurts.
The Cardinals scored their first touchdown of the game in similar fashion. Dobbs took a goal-line snap and lunged forward on a "tush push" QB sneak midway through the first quarter.
alright fine, we're going to need a name for it though pic.twitter.com/IoHmUEfnXe
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) October 29, 2023
The TE's score was Arizona’s first passing touchdown in 13 quarters and just the second touchdown of McBride’s career. His other came in 20-19 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 17 of last season.
McBride is just the second Arizona tight end with a touchdown reception this year (Zach Ertz has the other), and he’s only the fourth Cardinals player with a touchdown reception in 2023.
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