Typically cool, calm and collected, wide receiver Justin Watson stepped out of his element Sunday.
Seconds after securing a 3-yard touchdown catch from Patrick Mahomes, Watson stepped facemask-to-facemask with Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane, drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and sparking a second-half comeback for Kansas City’s offense.
“Out of character a little bit for myself,” Watson admitted Thursday. “I was supposed to be on the total other side of the field. As soon as I got up, you just find the quarterback. I saw Pat [Mahomes] start moving to his right a little bit. So I just found the open spot and knew nobody was gonna be out there because of the rest of the route concept.