Broncos LB Ray: TD pass from Chiefs DT Poe ‘won’t be forgotten’

Perhaps the biggest touchdown pass of the night, both figuratively and literally, for the Kansas City Chiefs put the final nail in the Denver Broncos 2016 playoff coffin.

Ahead 27-10 with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game, the Chiefs turned to 346-pound defensive tackle Dontari Poe on offense, not as a goal line rushing threat, which had been expected, but a passing.

Taking a direct snap, Poe charged the line as if he was going to run then pulled up and threw a jump pass to tight end Demetrius Harris for six, giving the Chiefs a 33-10 lead.

6-3. 346lbs. @PoeMans_dream is a defensive tackle…

And he just threw a TD for the @Chiefs. Yes, really. https://t.co/lSTz7iB5kG

— NFL (@NFL) December 26, 2016

After the game, Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak indicated he didn’t take exception with the Chiefs or its head coach Andy Reid over the play, that it was his team’s job to stop Poe and Harris, and they couldn’t.

“It’s our job to stop him. They’re a good team. We know he comes in the game. They have plays for him,” Kubiak said. “I don’t look at things that way. It’s our job to do our job and stop people and those type of things. Andy has got a lot of class and a good football team. So I don’t look at things like that.”

However, linebacker Shane Ray said “of course” the team will remember the play when they square off twice next season.

“That won’t be forgotten. It’s not like we don’t play each other twice a year. We’ll remember this,” said Ray, a Kansas City native.

Reid said after the game that he utilized the play to ensure the Chiefs would have enough points to stave off a comeback from Broncos.

“I’ve learned this over time here, you can’t score enough points against these teams. So, you can’t take anything for granted,” Reid said. “We’re going to score as much as we can until we can’t do it.”

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