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In American football, a "Power push" is a play used out of a variety of very offensive positions that consist of two backs (fullback, tailback).
Essentially, a power play is a running play with two lead blockers; the fullback and the backside offensive guard. A typical scheme for a power push is for the linemen to go down on a man in their gap. The fullback will kick out (block) the last man on the line of scrimmage (an outside linebacker or wide defensive end) and the back side guard will pull and lead up either the guard/tackle hole or the tackle/tight end hole and block the remaining linebacker or defensive back.
The principle of this play is to out-number the defense at the point of attack. The tailback must read the guard's block and run off that. Teams at all levels will use this as a base running play in their offense. This play is typically run out of I-formations.