Standing to the right of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Damien Williams took off to his left as the ball was snapped in the fourth quarter of Thursday nights 29-28 loss.
As he crossed in front of Mahomes, the running back received the handoff and kept sprinting left before cutting upfield.
With room to run, he picked up speed.
Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James stepped in Williams path, but it didnt matter.
Williams lowered his right shoulder and trucked right through James, bowling him over as he closed out the final yards of a 12-yard run.
As he stood and shook James off his foot, Williams stomped away from the play in celebration, puffing his chest and balling his hands into tight fists at his waist.
Officially, that play the most explosive of Williams career with the Kansas City Chiefs was recorded as No Play in the games stats, wiped out thanks to an illegal shift by right tackle Mitchell Schwartz and wide receiver Demarcus Robinson.
But the replay lasts forever.
I thought he did a nice job all the way around, coach Andy Reid said. He ran hard when he had the chance and caught the ball well.
With the Chiefs down yet another running back Thursday night, Williams put together a game to remember in his first start as a Chief.
In Spencer Wares absence, Williams scored two more touchdowns, bringing his total to four in a five-day stretch, and he led the team in rushing (10 carries, 49 yards) and receiving (six catches, 74 yards).
A lot of times, Im looking at them outside from the sidelines, seeing how they operate, Williams said, explaining how he fed off the starters energy. Being able to get behind that line in my first start as a Kansas City Chief, that was a great feeling.
Used primarily on special teams for the majority of the season, Williams profile in the offense has increased dramatically in the last two games. With the release of Kareem Hunt and Wares shoulder and hamstring injuries, Williams began seeing significantly more time against the Baltimore Ravens.
Though Ware started that week, Williams ended up playing more snaps 43 to Wares 41 in the Chiefs overtime win after Ware missed time with a shoulder injury. In that game, Williams scored his first touchdowns since he caught a 10-yard pass from then-Miami quarterback Jay Cutler in Week 9 of the 2017 season.
A couple weeks after scoring that touchdown with the Dolphins, Williams suffered a separated shoulder and missed the final five games of the 2017 season.
