It wasn't A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith or Dallas Goedert who reeled in Jalen Hurts' 27-yard catch early in the first quarter. It was Jahan Dotson, the former first-round pick out of Penn State acquired from the Washington Commanders shortly before the start of the 2024 season.

Jahan Dotson didn't have great odds to score a touchdown in the 2025 Super Bowl, let alone good odds to score the first touchdown. So, anyone who bet on his long-shot odds had to be over the moon when the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver came down with a

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. The Eagles won 40-22. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Barkley and Jahan Dotson, a pair of former Penn State stars, were integral in the Philadelphia Eagles beating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday night. Former Penn State cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields also won as a member of the Eagles’ practice squad.

The Philadelphia Eagles seemed to have scored their first touchdown in Super Bowl LIX on a pass to Dotson, but the officials called it back. Here's why.

The Nazareth Area High School graduate made a 27-yard reception to set up the game’s first touchdown as the Eagles throttled the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl 59 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Dotson’s catch was initially ruled a touchdown before an instant-replay review brought the ball back to the Chiefs' 1-yard line.

Although Barkley had a quieter performance in the Super Bowl in a game where the Chiefs sold out to shut down the run, Barkley still managed to end the game with 57 rushing yards and 42 receiving yards.

Eagles receiver Jahan Dotson came up big early for his team in Super Bowl 59, making a key catch that led to the first points of the game for the Birds. Dotson reeled in a 28-yard pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts that was initially ruled a touchdown. However, on replay it was ruled Dotson was just short of the goalline.

Jahan Dotson almost had the first touchdown of Super Bowl LIX. Instead, it became Tush Push time for the Philadelphia Eagles. Dotson beat Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson clean off the line and Jalen Hurts hit him on a pretty pass that looked like a 28-yard touchdown.