Check out Trent McDuffie’s top five plays during his time with the Chiefs
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- Forced Tyreek Hill fumble in Frankfurt (2023), led to Chiefs TD.
- He limited Ja’Marr Chase to 35 yards in Week 2, aiding 26-25 win.
- Blitzed and deflected Brock Purdy pass late in SB LVIII, forcing a FG.
Long after he’s done playing football, Trent McDuffie will join his former Chiefs teammates for a reunion of their back-to-back Super Bowl championships.
When clips of that team are shared in the future, there will be a lot of highlights of McDuffie during his Chiefs tenure.
McDuffie’s time with the Chiefs is over, as he was traded this week to the Los Angeles Rams. Here are five of McDuffie’s best plays with the Chiefs.
No. 5: First interception
McDuffie didn’t get his first NFL interception until late in his third season, and it was memorable for a unique reason.
Jameis Winston’s pass was in the air and McDuffie tracked it on the stadium videoboard.
No. 4: Getting the last laugh
During the Chiefs’ 21-14 win over the Dolphins in Frankfurt, Germany, in the NFL’s 2023 season, Miami’s Tyreek Hill — a former Chiefs receiver — tried to trash-talk McDuffie.
Instead, McDuffie crushed Hill after a catch and forced a fumble that the Chiefs recovered and returned for a touchdown after a lateral.
No. 3: Dominating Chase
In the second week of the 2024 season, the Chiefs edged the Bengals 26-25, and McDuffie was sensational. He limited Cincinnati star Ja’Marr Chase to just 35 yards receiving. And Chase had a meltdown late in the game and drew a penalty.
No. 2: Touchdown-saving play
Although he was a rookie in Super Bowl LVIII, McDuffie played like a seasoned veteran. One of his biggest plays was this touchdown-saving deflection while covering 49ers star Deebo Samuel.
No. 1: Super Bowl saver
With 2 minutes to play in Super Bowl LVIII, the Chiefs and 49ers were tied 16-16. San Francisco had the ball at the Chiefs’ 35-yard line, facing a third-and-5.
If the 49ers got the first down, they could have run the clock down for a game-winning field goal. McDuffie blitzed and deflected the pass from 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy. San Francisco kicked a field goal, but the Chiefs had time to drive for a field goal of their own to force overtime.
“Coach Spags dialed it up and every time he dials up a blitz for me, I know it’s gonna work,” McDuffie told me afterward inside the victorious Chiefs’ locker room. “I got a lot of trust in him. I’m just happy I was able to help the back end because I know it’s hard in cover zero.”
This story was originally published March 5, 2026 at 11:58 AM.
