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Watch: 49ers score first TD of Super Bowl with trick play
Christian McCaffrey was on the receiving end of a TD pass from wide receiver Jauan Jennings.
Kyle Shanahan and the San Fransisco 49ers got creative to score the first touchdown of Super Bowl 58.
Shanahan dialed up a trick play, with Brock Purdy throwing a screen pass to Jauan Jennings, who threw the ball all the way back across the field to Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey sprinted into the endzone with ease to give San Fransisco a 10-0 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Watch the play unfold here:
Both teams’ defenses held strong in the opening frame, leading to a scoreless 15 minutes. The 49ers got the ball rolling in the second quarter with a Super Bowl record 55-yard field goal by Jake Moody.
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Shanahan is searching for his first Super Bowl victory as a head coach. Meanwhile, Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes will add to their legacies with a third Super Bowl victory together as a duo.
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