The Las Vegas Raiders stunned the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs by taking an early 14-0 lead in Week 12. The early deficit woke up Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, who ultimately brought the Chiefs back – but not before pulling off a little first-half trickery.
We're in Vegas, of course we had a trick up our sleeve pic.twitter.com/I42bpHh3ea
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) November 26, 2023
With under two minutes remaining in the opening half and the Chiefs driving for the tying score, they pulled off a fake reverse which turned into a flea-flicker, resulting in a 23-yard pass from Mahomes to tight end Travis Kelce.
Three plays after the Chiefs' ruse, Mahomes connected with Justin Watson for a three-yard score, knotting the game up at 14-14.
Mahomes' toss on the flea-flicker wasn't his only big-time throw of the drive. On the previous play, the superstar quarterback stepped up in the pocket before sneaking a 27-yard completion to Kelce, who was surrounded by defenders.
This is vintage @PatrickMahomes
— NFL (@NFL) November 26, 2023
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