‘This never works!’ Patrick Mahomes hoodwinked Raiders on salty fourth-down play
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- Chiefs staged a deceptive fourth-down sequence, using hard count and motion.
- Mahomes feigned frustration on mic, then handed off to Kareem Hunt for first.
- Trick play extended drive and led directly to an 8-yard touchdown to Brown.
CBS Sports’ Tony Romo was certain the Chiefs were not going to run a fourth-down play from their own 40-yard line in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Raiders.
It certainly looked like the Chiefs were simply trying to draw Las Vegas offside. First tight end Noah Gray faked like he was going out in motion. Then running back Brashard Smith did the same thing.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes tried a hard count, but that also didn’t get the Raiders to jump offside.
At that point microphones picked up Mahomes pretending to be frustrated.
“This never works,” Mahomes exclaimed, and he punctuated it with a couple of f-bombs.
But it was all a ruse by Mahomes and the Chiefs. They snapped the ball and Mahomes handed the ball to running back Kareem Hunt. The fun bit of trickery worked as Hunt gained 3 yards and got the first down.
That kept alive a drive that ended with Mahomes throwing an 8-yard touchdown pass to Marquise “Hollywood” Brown.
Here is the fake play, and be warned you can absolutely hear the cursing.
This story was originally published October 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM.
