Chiefs dazzle NFL world with 'Snow Globe' trick play vs. Raiders: 'The dumbest best thing ever'

David Suggs

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Chiefs dazzle NFL world with 'Snow Globe' trick play vs. Raiders: 'The dumbest best thing ever' image

Let's get in formation . . .

The Chiefs are nothing if not willing to push the envelope on offense. Whether it's Patrick Mahomes shuffle passes, Patrick Mahomes jump passes or some entirely different form of wizardry we haven't yet been able to identify, they certainly have a flair for creativity.

Kansas City unveiled a new page in their ever-expanding playbook Saturday against the Raiders in Las Vegas. Leading 24-3 and with the ball inside the Raiders' 10 in the second quarter, the Chiefs opted to line running back Jerick McKinnon behind center in a shotgun formation, and Mahomes behind McKinnon. Before they did all that, they decided to do a little twirling in the huddle.

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All 11 KC players spun around in a move that looked like it came from an elementary school blacktop.

According to Patrick Mahomes, the play is called "Snow Globe." KC drew it up around Christmas, in accordance with the holiday cheer.

The Las Vegas front seven looked stupefied, stuck in quicksand as it tried to gauge just what Andy Reid's squad was doing. Can you blame them?

The trickery nearly produced points for Kansas City: McKinnon pitched the ball to Mahomes, who then hit Kadarius Toney for a 9-yard score.

Unfortunately for KC, the play was called back after officials adjudged Creed Humphrey grabbed a hold of an opponent's jersey.

No matter: Kansas City punched it in the very next play, courtesy of an 11-yard Toney dash to pay dirt.

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The trick play got the football world's attention. Social media was abuzz after the routine that would've made Alvin Ailey shed a tear.

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David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.