Chiefs veteran reveals nugget about key play in the Super Bowl
The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half of the Super Bowl to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. One of the big plays that allowed them to do so didn't involve scoring at all. The Chiefs faced a third and eight from the Eagles' 15-yard line with just under two minutes left […]
The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half of the Super Bowl to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles.
One of the big plays that allowed them to do so didn't involve scoring at all.
The Chiefs faced a third and eight from the Eagles' 15-yard line with just under two minutes left in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 35. After a defensive holding penalty on Eagles' cornerback James Bradberry, Chiefs' running back Jerick McKinnon had an opportunity to score a touchdown but slid down at the two-yard line, allowing the Chiefs to milk the clock to eight seconds and kick a game-winning field goal.
It was an extremely smart play by McKinnon, but he doesn't credit himself for executing it, he gave that to the Chiefs' head coach Andy Reid.
"We practice that every week. … I didn't really think too much of it because that's how we were coached," McKinnon said. "That's how coach Reid coaches us. When that play came up, obviously, I didn't understand the magnitude of it until after it happened to see everyone else's reaction, it's all been a blessing."
Had McKinnon scored on the play, the Eagles would've had a lot of time to tie or even win the game with a two-point conversion, something they did on their prior possession to even the score.
Normally, McKinnon or any other player would've scored to give his team the lead. However, with a Super Bowl title at stake, McKinnon put on his thinking cap right on the spot and put the Eagles in a situation where they needed a miracle to even get in field goal range to force overtime.
"It wasn't even a hesitation in my mind to score once I knew what situation we were in," McKinnon said last Sunday, via Harold Kuntz of Fox 4 KC. "It's just been a blessing, man. All the reactions from the fans, the people. I couldn't ask for anything better."
McKinnon finally got his Super Bowl glory after nine seasons in the NFL, and he made a memorable play in the process, and it doesn't get any better than that.
Feature image via Sam Greene / The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK
