‘Bombs away’ the theme of Harris’ touchdown celebration and Chiefs’ victory vs. Cincy

The first thing that crossed the mind of Demetrius Harris after he caught his touchdown pass on Sunday was to seek shelter and fight back.

So unfolded the most unique of the choreographed touchdown celebrations during the Chiefs’ 45-10 triumph over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday Night Football.

After splitting defenders, finding himself wide open in the end zone, and hauling in a 17-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes in the second quarter and looking around to see no penalty flags, Harris made his move.

He took off from one side of the end zone to another, reaching a fenced in area behind the end zone that contains a generator.

Harris leaped into the area and ducked out of sight. He’ll explain the rest.

“I jumped in the pit,” Harris said. “I had a grenade. I took the pin off and threw it over.

“Bombs away, and everybody get out of the way.”

Harris said had shared the plan with his son earlier in the day. Of course, a touchdown was required for the show, but in this offense, that’s possible on every play and everyone is a target. The touchdown was the second for Harris in 2018 and the first time in his five-year career he’s had more than one in a season.

The score was one of four thrown by Mahomes, who increased his season total to 22 touchdown passes. His 358 passing yards marked the sixth straight game with at least 300. Only three quarterbacks in NFL history have longer streaks.

“Everybody is rolling,” Harris said. “We feel unstoppable when it’s rolling like that.”

On the touchdown, Harris started tight on the right side and blew past cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick. Safety Shawn Williams didn’t close quickly enough and Harris held on for the score.

“A great ball by Pat,” Harris said. “They were in cover two. We split the corner and safety. He threw it to an open area and I made the play.”

Then started a celebration in which he disappeared.

This story was originally published October 22, 2018 at 12:46 AM.