Overview

• Facing fourth-and-less-than-one at the Kansas City 40, Patrick Mahomes voiced a profanity-laced complaint on a hot mic, then immediately snapped and handed to Kareem Hunt for a 3-yard first down.
• Twelve plays later, Mahomes found Hollywood Brown for an eight-yard touchdown that pushed the Chiefs ahead 14-0.
• CBS analyst Tony Romo initially said the Chiefs were only trying to draw the Raiders offside and reacted in surprise when the play went live, prompting on-air chiding from Jim Nantz.
• Game observers noted there was no clear presnap relaxation by the Raiders’ defense, leaving it uncertain whether the deception truly affected them.
• Clips of the sequence, including the broadcast audio, spread quickly on social media through outlets such as Awful Announcing and posts from Ari Meirov.