Young sees ‘Tush Push’ as Eagles vs. 49ers strength-on-strength

SANTA CLARA — Contrary to popular belief, Jalen Hurts is not perfect with the quarterback sneak. The Philadelphia Eagles' short-yardage, bunch formation blew up spectacularly on the goal line in Week 8 against the Washington Commanders. With the Eagles trailing by seven points in the third quarter, Hurts fumbled at the 1-yard line, and the Commanders recovered. Defensive end Chase Young was stationed near the line of scrimmage as an inside linebacker on the play. Hurts' initial surge was stopped, and he lost his grip on the ball. Commanders cornerback Kendall Fuller recovered the fumble. Two days later, Young was dealt to the 49ers at the NFL trade deadline. And on Sunday he will face the Eagles for the third time this season. The so-called "Brotherly Shove" has been a topic this week as the 49ers hope to keep the Eagles out of short-yardage situations on third and fourth downs. "We have a plan for it," Young told NBC Sports Bay Area. "I'm not going to talk about the plan, but we just have to execute the plan that we have. We got to be dogs up in there. "It's strength vs. strength. It's technique, too, that we have to be sharp on to get it done." The Eagles have converted 24 of...