Eagles rookie, celebrating his 22nd birthday, records pick-6 in Super Bowl LIX for first NFL interception

Cooper DeJean’s Super Bowl day got that overmuch much peculiar successful the 2nd 4th connected Sunday.

The rookie cornerback, who turned 22 on Sunday, has been a young prima for the Eagles secondary, and successful the large game, helium gave everyone a reminder of however bully helium is.

On 3rd-and-16, coming disconnected being sacked connected back-to-back plays, Patrick Mahomes rolled retired and looked for DeAndre Hopkins, but DeJean was close determination to prime it off.

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Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean celebrates aft returning an interception for a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs successful the 2nd 4th of Super Bowl LIX. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

Then, with blockers successful front, helium took it each the mode to the location to enactment the Eagles up 17-0.

It was besides the archetypal interception of his NFL career.

The lights were connected Saquon Barkley, who was celebrating his 28th day successful New Orleans, but helium was alternatively quiescent successful the archetypal half. It's been a antiaircraft showing for the Birds, though, arsenic they have kept the Chiefs discourtesy quiet.

Teams are 12-1 successful the Super Bowl aft taking an interception to the house; the 1 nonaccomplishment was by the Atlanta Falcons, who led the Patriots, 28-3, successful Super Bowl LI but past allowed 31 unanswered points for the astir devastating nonaccomplishment successful Super Bowl history.

Philadelphia Eagles antiaircraft backmost Cooper DeJean scores a touchdown aft intercepting a walk during the archetypal half. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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DeJean was picked successful the 2nd circular of the NFL Draft retired of Iowa. He was doubly named to the Big Ten's First Team and was the conference's antiaircraft backmost of the twelvemonth successful 2023.

During the regular season, helium had 51 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 3 recoveries and six walk breakups.

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The 17-point shortage is the largest Kansas City has faced since its 31-9 nonaccomplishment to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 years ago.

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