Hurts’ Secret Play That Fooled the Chiefs: How Eagles Won Super Bowl LIX!

PHILADELPHIA – Two weeks after the Philadelphia Eagles crushed the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX, a hidden gem from that epic night is still buzzing: Jalen Hurts pulled off a play so slick, it left Andy Reid’s defense clueless. Want to know the secret that sealed Philly’s second Lombardi Trophy?

Rewind to the third quarter, score 27-7. Chiefs blitzed hard, stacking the box to stop the Eagles’ famed “tush push.” But Hurts flipped the script. Faking the QB sneak, he rolled left, read the blitz like a book, and fired a laser 18 yards to DeVonta Smith in stride, setting up a Saquon Barkley touchdown two plays later. That moment? Pure genius—72 yards rushing and 221 passing from Hurts, plus a Chiefs D that never recovered.

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Analysts on X are raving: “Hurts outsmarted them all,” tweeted @PFF_Eagles. A Reddit thread on r/eagles calls it “the play of the game.” Never saw it coming? Neither did KC. Relive the magic that made Philly champs—check the breakdown below!