“Dontari Poe threw a touchdown pass” is a real sentence I am writing because it is true. Poe took a direct snap as the quarterback on the goal line and faked like he was going to run it in. He stopped short and then jumped up and threw a jump pass to Demetrius Harris for the touchdown.
Even better? Chiefs fans were chanting for Poe. THIS IS THE GREATEST THING EVER.
I can’t believe what I just wrote is true. ESPN reported it was the first defense-first player to throw a TD since 1981.
#Chiefs DT Dontari Poe just threw a TD pass https://t.co/8jQYOJ8h9u
— Matt Johnson (@MattJ_Sports) December 26, 2016
The context here: this is the death of the 2016 Broncos. The Chiefs are having their dang 350-pound nose tackle throw touchdown passes while they’re dancing on the grave of the defending champs.
What a world.
Check out this angle from the end zone:
Dontari Poe did the greatest thing in Chiefs history. Here it is. #ChiefsKingdom @ArrowheadPride pic.twitter.com/EMqULQgIUZ
— ☜ Joey Spivey (@SpiveyShouts) December 26, 2016
And this one:
And this one:
If you reverse the Dontari Poe TD pass, it looks like an incredible one-handed TD catch by a defensive tackle. pic.twitter.com/xafEJiwtaF
— Clay Wendler (@ClayWendler) December 26, 2016