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On Thursday, we posted about this lifetime’s version of 65 Toss Power Trap: 2-3 Jet Chip Wasp.
It was the play quarterback Patrick Mahomes asked for with his Kansas City Chiefs facing third-and-15, down 10 points in fourth quarter to the San Francisco 49ers. You can watch Mahomes ask offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy for the play in the viral video below (as of this writing, the video has 1.5 million views):
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a Wasp. @PatrickMahomes believed in himself, this play call, and the @Cheetah on the #SBLIV's Turning Point. @Chiefs pic.twitter.com/xTTU7AL6OQ
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) February 6, 2020
“Do we have time to run Wasp?” Mahomes says, referring to time in the pocket.
The Chiefs ran the play and it succeeded, and it shifted the momentum of the entire game. The buzz (see what I did there) led to Madden 20 adding the play to the game on Friday:
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) February 7, 2020
Here are NFL legends Brett Favre, Joe Montana and Drew Brees breaking down the play in real time.
NFL legends Joe Montana, Brett Favre and Drew Brees react in real time to “Wasp”
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) February 8, 2020
From @FOXSports’ ‘Super Bowl Watch Party’
Full video: https://t.co/D04ZfAtK9g pic.twitter.com/7mRi0xeXDT
Later in the day, our friends at Breaking T decided to put it on a T-shirt, which you may find here (Note: the shirt has since been altered to better reflect the play-call).
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Friend-of-the-site and AP lobbyist Peter Schrager of NFL Network’s Good Morning Football apparently plans to wear the shirt Monday on the show.
Need this for Monday @gmfb ...
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) February 7, 2020
Gotta get @PatrickMahomes , @cheetah , and @ChiefsReporter one too.
Shoutout to @NFLFilms for capturing it all. @ArrowheadPride https://t.co/E5KWpAA5yc
Wasp. So hot right now. Wasp.