Jake Moody sets Super Bowl record while delivering first points of Super Bowl LVIII

Jake Moody has delivered the first points of Super Bowl LVIII in record-setting fashion!

A rookie kicker out of Michigan, Moody was called on for a 55-yard field goal early in the second quarter. His kick was powerful and pure, splitting the uprights for the first points of the evening and setting a new record for the longest field goal in Super Bowl history.

Jake Moody drills a 55-yard field goal, the longest FG in Super Bowl history. ?

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While the field goal gives the 49ers the lead, Kansas City’s Trent McDuffie was able to keep San Franciso out of the end zone. He broke up Brock Purdy’s 3rd-down pass intended for Deebo Samuel that was on target in the end zone.

Game of inches. Denied by @trent_mcduffie!

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Kansas City was in the process of driving to tie or take the lead on the ensuing possession but a fumble by Isiah Pacheco gave possession right back to San Francisco. So far, this Super Bowl has a defensive feel to it but we are far from halftime.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.