The Kansas City Chiefs are back on top of the New Orleans Saints after a little Mahomes Magic in the third quarter.
After an eight-play 71-yard drive to get the Chiefs into the red zone, Mahomes took a snap on 2nd-and-goal and the play looked broken initially. Mahomes heaves the ball toward the back corner of the end zone with three Saints defenders closing on him. It looked like a throwaway pass, but it ended up being a touchdown.
Lined up at the bottom of the screen, Mecole Hardman came all the way across the formation on the snap. He catches a toe-dragging touchdown in the back corner of the end zone. Check it out:
TOE. DRAG. SWAG.
📺: https://t.co/m7Z375tRik pic.twitter.com/wNXDiXD1PE
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 20, 2020
Need a better look at the toe-drag by Hardman? Check this angle out:
TOUCHDOWN! KAN!! SAS!!! CITY!!!! MECOLE HARDMAN!!!!! WHAT A DRAG!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/5NK8uORnz0
— 준 Jun (@Royals_Jun) December 20, 2020
Hardman had a tough going earlier in this game, with Chauncey Gardner-Johnson knocking away a big completion. He also got lit up by another Saints safety on a throw from Mahomes in the second quarter. Shortly after that play, Hardman was seen jawing with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy on the sideline.
This moment was a bit of redemption for him during this highly-contested game. The Chiefs lead 21-15 after this score and it could give them the life they need to close this one out.
