Overview

• The NFL’s weekly training tape acknowledged at least one missed false start by right guard Tyler Steen against the Chiefs and instructed crews to be “black and white” on short‑yardage formations, per officiating executive Ramon George.
• The play remains legal in 2025 after owners fell two votes short of a ban in May (22–10), and ESPN reports there is no assurance the issue will even reach a vote next offseason.
• Executives and a head coach told reporters that if officials cannot officiate the play fairly, support for keeping it beyond this season could erode, reflecting renewed pressure on enforcement.
• Philadelphia used the sneak multiple times in a 20-17 win at Kansas City, including a fourth‑quarter Jalen Hurts touchdown, and league review said at least one snap should have drawn a flag.
• Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said they are coaching the play the same way and will keep running it, as debate ranges from Joe Buck’s defense to Jason Kelce predicting it won’t survive, with ESPN data citing a roughly 96.6% fourth‑and‑1 conversion rate since 2022.