The Chiefs were on a carousel ride against the Raiders.

During the final seconds in the first half Kansas City’s 31-13 win, the Chiefs put on a show at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. Kansas City did a merry-go-around-esque huddle before sliding into an intricate formation that had Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon take the snap from the center, who eventually passed the ball to Patrick Mahomes.

Despite the theatrics, Mahomes’ eventual 9-yard touchdown pass to former Giant Kadarius Toney was waived off for holding. 

The Chiefs receiver shortly scored right after to put the Chiefs up 21-3 against Las Vegas, however.  

The play is called the Snow Globe or Arctic Circle, depending on who is asked. But, even if it didn’t count, it underscored the Chiefs’ creativity and willingness to have fun, even while playing for playoff positioning and a week off.

“We talked about it on the side, ‘Let’s see if we can get some confusion going and throw something back.'” Mahomes said. “It worked. We just had the holding penalty. We got some good things going for the playoffs, and whatever we run has to work.”

That, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, was the bottom line.

“You do [want to make it fun], but you want to score, too,” Reid said. “It’s not fun when you’re not doing that.”

With the win, the Chiefs locked up the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs.

— with AP