The spinning huddle look might have been inspired by the 1948 Rose Bowl, as it could have been created from scratch, as AndyReid still does plenty even in his 24th season as an NFL head coach and 10th with the Chiefs. Ring Around The Rosie is a possible name. Or the vicious cycle? Maybe a game show. Or just a game of roulette. You had to know that there would be something more colorful from the man who created theHungry Pig series. The Chiefs beat the Raiders 31-13 on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium to finish the regular season with a 14-3 record and the top seed in the playoffs. It was called "reindeer personnel" and "arctic circle". Kadarius Toney confirmed to a question in the locker room that it was the "arctic circle of death". Patrick Mahomes calls the play name simplified with the last flourish of "Snow Globe" It had a great effect. Audiences all around the country aren't the only ones. The Raiders were riveted as the Chiefs broke the spin cycle after about three revolutions and lined up to bewildered looks. The tackle said that he was a little ignorant. I don't know what's happening. The play was quite captivating for the Chiefs. Smith said it was almost like a dream when they called it. There is a type of excitement. This is it.
The January 7, 2023 edition of the National Football League.
Here it was late in the first half, a direct snap to Jerick McKinnon, who threw the ball back to Toney.
Creed Humphrey's throwdown of a Raiders defender was called back by the game officials.
You would miss the bigger point.
It wasn't because Toney ran it from 11 yards out on the next play to cap a 98-yard drive.
The play in itself was not the most significant part of the game. On a day when the defense had six sacks and Toney flashed more of his unique skill-set, it was especially gratifying.
It stood for something that was vital to this team.
It was widely anticipated that the offense would step back after the trade of Tyreek Hill.
The offense will enter the playoffs as potent as ever, more diverse than it has been and even improved by the rejiggering.
Every year, the Chiefs change it up. It has been more expansive from where we are.
That is represented nicely by the snow globe, but it is more than that.
It's not just because of his ingenuity and vast reservoir, which included that "Rose Bowl Right Parade" play in Super Bowl LIV that he conjured from game tape that his brother's high school coach had given as a player in that 1948 game for USC.
It sure looked like he flashed a brief smile on the sideline after that play, as he likes to use the phrase "let your personality show" off-camera and out of public view.
The most consistent example of his personality is on the field. It's really puzzling when he gets predictable and boring.
He welcomes empowering collaborative dynamics.
There is a mind-meld between the two. It also includes the sharing of play design among assistant coaches and players.
Let Mahomes tell you how it lands, between that and the sheer joy of these types of inventions.
We work hard. Every day we try to get the best out of ourselves. We are allowed to have fun. That is how we keep going. It takes a long time. There is a lot of practice. Sometimes you just want to play a game.
We built a culture of having fun and practicing. Let's be good at the same time.
The idea of this particular play was hatched in a laboratory with other coaches.
Kelce said that he felt like that was from the quarterback room. I don't know who created it. I walked in the building on a Friday.
From the research and development mode, the play goes to the desk. He said that if he liked it, then we would call it.
It was in the arsenal last season because of this idea.
There are so many other things bubbling.
As the season progresses, you go back to the basics. I was nudging the coach to bring it back in a different way.
The 11 grown men were arm in arm. I can't stop watching it.
It was a wonder no one was sick as Toney said he tried to duck off in there.
The Raiders were in disarray as the Chiefs rushed to the line with McKinnon lined up in a wildcat formation. Kelce and Toney were in front of him, and the other two were behind him.
The play began with McKinnon faking a handoff to Toney cutting in front of him to the left, followed by Kelce to the right, and then throwing to Mahomes.
If you freeze the frame at this point, you will see five Raiders on that side of the hash mark, two more on their way over and an eighth in the end zone knowing he might need to get over the other way.
It was called back.
It is still amazing.
Because of how fresh this all is for the Chiefs and their ability to keep breaking boundaries, as well as the fact that it shows how fresh this all is for them.
Including at the least difficult levels.
Smith described the play as bringing a lot of juice.
Isiah Pacheco said that it definitely puts more energy into the offense.
Kelce said it was enjoyable. "It's enjoyable."
Part of this team's appeal.
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