Kareem Hunt Hurdled A Defender On A Ridiculous 4th Down Touchdown Catch

Kareem Hunt and the Kansas City Chiefs are on some kind of run right now in the AFC West. Short of a shootout loss to the Patriots on Sunday Night football, Andy Reid’s team has been pretty much perfect this season.

A lot of that has to do with second-year quarterback Pat Mahomes, who looks extremely talented and wise beyond his years. But there are offensive talents all over the field for Kansas City, including running back Kareem Hunt. He led the NFL in rushing last season and has had himself a strong season thus far, but on Sunday against the Denver Broncos it was Hunt’s work in open space that made Mahomes’ touchdown pass even more impressive.

Facing a 4th & 1 in Denver territory, Kansas City elected to keep the offense on the field up 23-14, and it immediately paid off. Mahomes took a snap into an option run, then pitched the ball to Hunt (technically a forward pass), who made a defender miss and picked up the first down with ease. He then did what he does in open space: make people miss.

Namely, he hurdled a defender, then bulldozed his way another five yards down the field for one of the most impressive individual efforts for score of the season. It’s important to note right now that Hunt is 215 pounds, which is amazing. Hunt flying through the air to beat a defender, then staying on his feet to face an additional Bronco and beating them to paydirt is basically like a Saturn V rocket getting an Apollo mission beyond Earth’s atmosphere. It makes Josh Allen’s hurdle earlier in the season look like a children’s toy rocket launching in the parking lot by comparison.

The Chiefs are extremely talented on offense, and if their defense can limit damage on the other side of the scoreboard we could finally talk about something other than Andy Reid’s playoff woes when it comes to Kansas City. Namely, it would be nice to talk about just how fun Hunt and Mahomes make the NFL without worrying that the roof will cave in on them come January.