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Jalen Hurts scored the first touchdown of Super Bowl 59.
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback used the “Tush Push” play to sneak in the only score that occurred in the first quarter.
Hurts and the Eagles offense looked strong in the opening stanza, a big difference from how Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs looked on their two drives.
The Eagles found the end zone through Hurts on their second drive of the game.
Hurts followed his offensive linemen into the end zone from a yard out.
The first scoring play of Super Bowl 59 was set up by a 28-yard pass from Hurts to Jahan Dotson down the right sideline.
Dotson emerged as the surprise leading pass-catcher of the first quarter. He hauled in two receptions for 42 yards. Dallas Goedert is the only other player with 20 or more receiving yards.
The Eagles totaled 115 total yards across three drives, one of which extended into the second quarter.
Saquon Barkley ran for 19 yards on eight carries and Hurts put up 15 yards on four carries.
Mahomes completed three of his first six passes, but the Chiefs did not get the ball past midfield on their first two drives.
JuJu Smith-Schuster caught a pair of passes for 16 yards, but Travis Kelce has yet to record a reception inside the Superdome in New Orleans.
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