Chiefs' Spinning Huddle Trick Play Touchdown Didn't Count, Should Still Embarrass Raiders
The Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders kicked off week 18 on Saturday. The Chiefs had a 24-3 lead at halftime and things were going so well that they attempted something that probably has never happened in an NFL game before. On 2nd and 3 from the 9 Kansas City went into a spinning huddle before lining up in a very crowded backfield with Jarick McKinnon taking the snap.
So this just happened? 😂
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McKinnon pitched the ball to Patrick Mahomes who threw it back across the field to Kadarius Toney. With the help of Orlando Brown, Toney broke the tackle and scored. Center Creed Humphrey was called for holding, which nullified the touchdown, but Toney scored on the next play anyway.
This is just an uneccessary way to end the Raiders season. Another loss is one thing. Trick huddles direclty leading into trick plays is another. Even the dots got in on the action.
Coming out of a spinning huddle, the Chiefs aligned in a wildcat formation, setting up a screen pass to Kadarius Toney with a blocking advantage.
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Toney found the end zone on the play, however, the TD was called back due to a holding call.#KCvsLV | #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/YmfAndpPZ6
It's going to be a long offseason for Josh McDaniels.