Super Bowl LIX has been all Philadelphia Eagles.
DeVonta Smith makes some Super Bowl history for Alabama against the Chiefs
The Eagles are rolling and DeVonta Smith just made some Super Bowl history for his alma mater
Mark Schofield is a former college quarterback and attorney covering the NFL and F1.
Holding a 27-0 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs late in the third quarter the Eagles took over possession of the football after stopping the Chiefs on fourth down near midfield. With Philadelphia facing 1st and 10 at the Chiefs’ 46-yard line, and leading by 27 with only 2:40 left in the third quarter, Kevin Burkhardt in the FOX Sports booth theorized that the Eagles would look to work some clock.
Philadelphia offensive coordinator Kellen Moore had other ideas.
Instead of calling for a running play, Moore dialed up play-action, with quarterback Jalen Hurts faking to Saquon Barkley and looking deep downfield. That’s where Hurts found DeVonta Smith behind the Kansas City defense, for a stunning 46-yard touchdown:
As you can see from this replay angle, the protection holds up in front of Hurts, giving him time to find Smith deep downfield:
While the Chiefs are still chasing some Super Bowl history, the touchdown saw Smith make some history of his own. With the touchdown, the Eagles WR became the first player drafted out of Alabama to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl.
For those wondering, Hurts was drafted out of Oklahoma after transferring to Norman from Alabama, otherwise, he would have set the record with his trio of touchdowns in Super Bowl LVII.
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