Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu fined $33,766 but not flagged for two dirty plays vs. the Detroit Lions in NFC divisional round
When the final tale of the Washington Commanders’ NFC Championship loss to the Philadelphia Eagles is told, the game will be remembered for one play above all others: Frankie Luvu and his over-the-top goal line theatrics to stop the Tush Push.
The goofiest sequence from Sunday’s win over the Commanders was a goal line series in which Washington’s Frankie Luvu jumped over the pile a couple of times en route to the refs issuing a warning: When LB Frankie Luvu tried to disrupt the @Eagles tush push in the NFC Championship,
On a second-and-goal at Washington’s 1-yard-line, the Eagles were about to attempt their signature tush push play when Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu entered the picture.
Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu, determined to stop the tush push in his team's 55-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC title game Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, was flagged twice for jumping offsides on the same drive.
The bold play required perfect timing, and that's where Luvu failed. He timed the jump too early on three consecutive plays, earning three encroachment penalties and moving the ball a few inches closer to the goal line with each flag. After the third penalty, officials had enough.
The Washington defender is best remembered by Eagles' fans for being the player that knocked out Jalen Hurts when the teams met last month at Northwest Stadium.
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