From New York Post · · 1m 10s
Chiefs dust off 90-year-old trick play for TD
Andy Reid credits ESPN's Chris Berman for a 1936 shovel pass that helped Kansas City dominate Denver.
In brief
Andy Reid credits ESPN's Chris Berman for a 1936 shovel pass that helped Kansas City dominate Denver. Sometimes the best offensive ideas come from football history, not the drawing board. Originally reported by New York Post.
Chiefs score with century-old play
Late in Kansas City's 31-10 win over Denver on Monday night, Patrick Mahomes flipped a shovel pass to Kenneth Walker III for a 2-yard touchdown.
Berman gave Reid the playbook
Andy Reid revealed that ESPN legend Chris Berman actually sent him the play, which originated from 1936 football.
“Chris Berman sent me that play, so that's a 1936'er right there.”
Two quarterbacks on the field
Justin Fields, acquired from the Jets as Mahomes' backup, lined up in the backfield next to the starting quarterback to sell the play.
Fields sold the misdirection
Fields sprinted left as if ready to take a handoff or pitch, while Mahomes actually gave the ball to Walker running the opposite direction.
Walker had film trouble
Walker said watching film to learn the play was difficult because the original footage was from around 1900 and hard to see clearly.
“The film we watched was probably from 1900, so it was hard to see.”
The bottom line
Sometimes the best offensive ideas come from football history, not the drawing board.
