Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid didn’t waste much time ending any suspense about whether his team planned its head-turning lateral during the first half of Monday’s game against the New Orleans Saints.
Patrick Mahomes completed a pass to Travis Kelce on 3rd-and-22, and the tight end then lateraled it to Samaje Perine. It left the Chiefs one yard short of a first down, and they eventually converted the ensuing fourth down before ending the drive with a field goal.
Kelce with the pitch on 3rd & 22 😂
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“We do it every day in practice,” Reid said when asked if the play was planned or not.
Andy Reid says the Travis Kelce lateral was a designed play 🧠
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This is not the first time Kelce has lateraled a live ball after coming down with a catch.
