Skyy Moore’s Super Bowl TD was a career first. Patrick Mahomes ensured he got the ball
Chiefs rookie wide receiver Skyy Moore scored his first career NFL touchdown in the very final quarter of the 2022 season.
Moore, who was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of last year’s NFL Draft, also scored the final touchdown of the season for Kansas City.
In the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVII, Moore caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes and that gave the Chiefs an eight-point lead. The Eagles tied the game a short while later, but Harrison Butker’s field goal with 8 seconds to play gave the Chiefs a 38-35 victory.
Moore was thrilled when he reached the end zone unhindered and he began to celebrate. Mahomes was watching and jumped in to make sure that Moore didn’t lose the ball.
The ball from a first NFL touchdown/Super Bowl score is a keepsake, and Mahomes knew it. As a video from NFL Films shows, Mahomes made every effort to ensure that Moore would have the ball.
After all, that’s the kind of thing a person one day would show their grandchildren.
Here is the video from NFL Films, which took note of the gesture by Mahomes, who was clearly focused on making sure his teammate got the keepsake.
This story was originally published February 16, 2023 at 9:05 AM.
