Jet Chip Wasp[1] (also referred to as 2-3 Jet Chip Wasp) was an American football play between Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill against the San Francisco 49ers on third-down-and-15 midway through the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LIV on February 2, 2020.
Linebacker Fred Warner intercepted Mahomes on the next drive, returning it three yards to the San Francisco 45-yard line.
Raheem Mostert ran the ball into the end zone on the next play, increasing the 49ers' lead to 20–10 with 2:35 left in the third quarter.
Hill tried to reach back for it, but the ball bounced off his arm and was intercepted by cornerback Tarvarius Moore, who returned it seven yards to the 49ers 20-yard line with 11:57 left in the game.
After a challenge by San Francisco succeeded in overturning the call on a completed pass that would have secured a first down, the Chiefs faced 3rd-and-15 on their own 35-yard line.
[1] In the pause while the previous play was being reviewed, Patrick Mahomes approached Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and asked "Do we have time to run Wasp?"
"[2] The Chiefs had successfully run a similar play in the 2018 AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots.
In the play's design, the top 3 Chiefs receivers (Hill, Travis Kelce, and Sammy Watkins) all are lined up on the same side of the field.
Safety Jimmie Ward was covering the middle third of the field, but cut inwards in anticipation of the crossing route, leaving Hill open towards the sideline.
Mahomes was pressured quickly by DeForest Buckner, causing him to drop back 14 yards behind the line of scrimmage and release the ball without firmly planting and winding up.
I think the offensive line gave me enough time to throw a really deep route, and I just put it out there and Tyreek made a really great play and so that got us going there.
"[6] Kansas City Star reporter Vahe Gregorian described the significance of the play in changing the momentum of the game in favor of the Chiefs: "Seconds after defeat had appeared imminent, victory seemed almost inevitable.
[7] The Chiefs appeared in Super Bowl LV at the end of the 2020 season, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
[10] References to the name and design of Jet Chip Wasp quickly became a popular inspiration among Chiefs fans for merchandise, artwork, and other commemorations.