Eagles’ Brotherly Shove ends in chaos as A.J. Brown and Marshon Lattimore brawl with helmet ripped off
The Super Bowl was on the line and the battle was on. The Washington Commanders tried to hold on against the division rival Philadelphia Eagles throughout the first half in the NFC Championship. GettyA.J. Brown was ready to fight for the Eagles in the NFC Championship[/caption] talkSPORT at the Super Bowl How to follow Super Bowl LIX on talkSPORT Live coverage from inside the Caesars Superdome from 10.30pm, including play-by-play commentary. Will Gavin, Jeff Reinbold and NFL Daily’s Gregg Rosenthal will be joined by guests throughout the night Live Watch-a-long on our dedicated NFL YouTube channel – talkSPORT End Zone Two CTV preview shows, also available on YouTube plus daily radio shows from Radio Row on talkSPORT2, plus exclusive interviews When Philly unleashed its trademark Brotherly Shove — also known as the Tush Push — for a touchdown late in the second quarter, a growing beef between Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and Commanders defensive back Marshon Lattimore quickly became chaotic. While Jalen Hurts gave Philly a 20-12 lead before a roaring home crowd, Brown and Lattimore went at it on the right side of the field. Big time. Brown nearly lost his helmet. Lattimore eventually did. More Eagles and Commanders players converged, as a full-on brawl threatened to break out. Lattimore was penalized on the play, giving Philly a better shot at a two-point conversion — and another Tush Push. But the brotherly shoving between Brown and Lattimore dominated social media, with fans stunned at the intense scene that appeared to happen out of nowhere. “Playoff football is awesome,” one fan tweeted. “This is good television,” a second fan posted. x@AryePulliNFLThe Eagles’ Brown and Commanders’ Marshon Lattimore aren’t big friends[/caption] x@AryePulliNFLLattimore grabbed Brown’s facemask[/caption] x@AryePulliNFLBrown nearly lost his helmet in the chaos[/caption] x@AryePulliNFLThen Lattimore had his helmet ripped off[/caption] “Wow such hate for each other, let’s just all skip around and be merry ok?” a third fan wrote. “Lattimore always got beef (with) someone,” a fourth fan said. Lattimore famously got into it several times with Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans. With former Buc Tom Brady calling the game, Lattimore and Brown embraced their inner anger and attacked each other with flaring passion. “Yea it’s football,” a fan wrote. “Can’t believe people can’t understand how emotional it can get.” Philly had the upper hand at halftime, leading 27-15. The Eagles and Commanders play each other twice a year, and split the two regular season games before going on to meet in a first ever NFC Championship game between the teams It’s obvious that Brown and Lattimore were both ready for round three of the bitter NFC East battle. View Tweet: https://t.co/eXINityT1c Follow talkSPORT NFL on Facebook Follow our talkSPORT NFL page on Facebook for the latest breaking NFL news, exclusive video interviews, and the biggest talking points from around the league. Our dedicated NFL YouTube channel ‘End Zone’ will also keep you across the very latest NFL news with exclusive access and our weekly ‘Rundown’ review show.
The Super Bowl was on the line and the battle was on.
The Washington Commanders tried to hold on against the division rival Philadelphia Eagles throughout the first half in the NFC Championship. A.J. Brown was ready to fight for the Eagles in the NFC Championship[/caption]
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How to follow Super Bowl LIX on talkSPORT
- Live coverage from inside the Caesars Superdome from 10.30pm, including play-by-play commentary.
- Will Gavin, Jeff Reinbold and NFL Daily’s Gregg Rosenthal will be joined by guests throughout the night
- Live Watch-a-long on our dedicated NFL YouTube channel – talkSPORT End Zone
- Two CTV preview shows, also available on YouTube plus daily radio shows from Radio Row on talkSPORT2, plus exclusive interviews
When Philly unleashed its trademark Brotherly Shove — also known as the Tush Push — for a touchdown late in the second quarter, a growing beef between Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and Commanders defensive back Marshon Lattimore quickly became chaotic.
While Jalen Hurts gave Philly a 20-12 lead before a roaring home crowd, Brown and Lattimore went at it on the right side of the field.
Big time.
Brown nearly lost his helmet.
Lattimore eventually did.
More Eagles and Commanders players converged, as a full-on brawl threatened to break out.
Lattimore was penalized on the play, giving Philly a better shot at a two-point conversion — and another Tush Push.
But the brotherly shoving between Brown and Lattimore dominated social media, with fans stunned at the intense scene that appeared to happen out of nowhere.
“Playoff football is awesome,” one fan tweeted.
“This is good television,” a second fan posted. The Eagles’ Brown and Commanders’ Marshon Lattimore aren’t big friends[/caption] Lattimore grabbed Brown’s facemask[/caption] Brown nearly lost his helmet in the chaos[/caption] Then Lattimore had his helmet ripped off[/caption]
“Wow such hate for each other, let’s just all skip around and be merry ok?” a third fan wrote.
“Lattimore always got beef (with) someone,” a fourth fan said.
Lattimore famously got into it several times with Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans.
With former Buc Tom Brady calling the game, Lattimore and Brown embraced their inner anger and attacked each other with flaring passion.
“Yea it’s football,” a fan wrote. “Can’t believe people can’t understand how emotional it can get.”
Philly had the upper hand at halftime, leading 27-15.
The Eagles and Commanders play each other twice a year, and split the two regular season games before going on to meet in a first ever NFC Championship game between the teams
It’s obvious that Brown and Lattimore were both ready for round three of the bitter NFC East battle.
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