This insane helmet incident remains the Chiefs' weirdest moment ever

Defining an NFL franchise's weirdest moment comes with a bit of difficulty, because it depends on how you define the adjective. Weird can mean different things to different people, and that much was made clear in a recent callout on social media for Chiefs fans to recall such events.

The Chiefs have had their fair share of tragedies (from the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide to Joe Delaney's sacrifice). They've also had their fair share of miserable football moments (from Marcus Mariota passing a touchdown to himself to the Tyler Palko era). There are even players we refuse to mention (at least kickers). But those aren't what we would necessarily call "weird".

From there, you have to point out the word "moment," because other fans had some incredibly weird facts come to mind. The Chiefs went a full season without a single WR touchdown in 2014. They also drafted Gale Sayers and Roger Staubach (who never played a single game for them). Eric Berry was "day-to-day" for months on end. Marcus Peters tossing the ref's flag into the stands in 2017. Those are all weird, for sure.

Then there are just weird figures associated with the Chiefs. Scott Pioli was nothing if not weird as Chiefs GM. The bank robber fan who deserves no more attention than saying this much. There's literally a "Weird Wolf".

But for all of the highlights and lowlights, there's one weird moment that stands out from the rest.

The Dwayne Rudd insanity is the weirdest moment in Chiefs history.

What a gaffe!

The 2002 season is a fairly forgettable one in Kansas City Chiefs history (8-8 record, fourth-place finish in the AFC West), with Priest Holmes' league-leading 2,287 yards from scrimmage and 24 touchdowns as the primary talking point. However, in this glossed-over campaign stands a season-opening game that qualifies as the weirdest moment in Chiefs history.

The Chiefs opened the season in Cleveland in a shootout featuring 79 points scored. The Chiefs trailed 39-37 with just a few seconds left in the fourth quarter and miles to go on offense. Quarterback Trent Green was under heavy pressure, and in a moment of desperation, he lobbed the ball in the air as he was taken down by Browns LB Dwayne Rudd.

The events that transpired on that insane play define the phrase "have to see it to believe it". John Tait—yes, offensive lineman John Tait—caught the ball and proceeded to take it 28 yards downfield. (He was the second leading rusher for the Chiefs that day.) Meanwhile, Rudd, believing he had a game-winning sack, threw off his helmet in celebration as Tait was running.

The resulting unsportsmanlike conduct penalty brought the Chiefs in close range for Morten Andersen to kick a game-winning field goal—and that was that. For the Chiefs, it's one of the weirdest moments in team history. For Cleveland fans, well, it was yet another illustration of what it's like to root for the Browns.

The whole thing is worth watching, and the original broadcast call is brilliant. They had everything pegged correctly as it happened, which meant fans understood the absurdity of it all in real time.