Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter at Levi's Stadium. Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Watch: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes trucks 49ers defender on TD run

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Oct 20, 2024 7:35 PM ET

Patrick Mahomes did an out-of-nowhere impression of Earl Campbell on Sunday.

The Kansas Chiefs star quarterback added to his greatest hits collection during the fourth quarter of his team’s Week 7 showdown against the San Francisco 49ers.

Facing 4th-and-goal from inside the half-yard line, Mahomes saw an opening in the defense and ran it in for the touchdown. Mahomes was met at the goal line by 49ers safety Malik Mustapha … and managed to win the battle emphatically.

Mahomes lowered his shoulder and somehow sent Mustapha sprawling to the turf. Here is the remarkable video.

MAHOMES TO THE HOUSE pic.twitter.com/NMbeTudyyu

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) October 20, 2024

Mahomes (6-foot-2 and 225 pounds) actually has a pretty big size advantage on Mustapha (5-foot-10 and 205 pounds). But for a quarterback to lay that kind of boom on a safety (someone who hits people for a living) was quite stunning to say the least.

“Mahomes Magic” has manifested itself in a whole lot of different ways over the years, including just this season alone. But that whammo by Mahomes certainly had many of us saying, “I owe you an apology. I wasn’t familiar with your game.”

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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