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De’Anthony Thomas’ punt return against the Steelers was a trick play

How about that 54-yard punt return by De’Anthony Thomas during the first quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday? The one where he lost the handle on the ball while running down the sideline, and then gathered it back in and gained another 10 yards?

You know. This one.

The return went all the way to the Steelers 10-yard line and set up the Chiefs first touchdown of the game.

No disrespect to KOIN-TV’s Joe Hoyt here — I thought exactly the same thing he did while watching the game — but it turns out that this wasn’t the result of any special awareness on the part of Thomas.