Geno Smith laid an incredible hit on a Chiefs defender.

Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

Geno Smith has exceeded all reasonable expectations this season as the starting quarterback for the New York Jets. The Jets acquired the 36-year-old Smith from the Las Vegas Raiders in March for a late round pick swap, and he’s immediately brought stability to the QB position this year. Smith has thrown 12 touchdowns to three interceptions, and he’s already over 2,000 yards this season.

The Jets just aren’t very good regardless of Smith’s performance. The Kansas City Chiefs beat New York, 35-12, to fall to 2-7 on the year. The Chiefs remain a wagon in the AFC, but it was an unlikely play from Smith that will go down as the most memorable play of the game.

Jets running back Braelon Allen fumbled on the first play of the drive in the second quarter. Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton recovered the ball and looked like he had daylight ahead of him until he was absolutely leveled by Geno Smith. That’s right: the Jets quarterback laid the lumber with a hit stick for the ages that stopped Bolton right in his tracks. Watch the play here:

Here’s another look at Smith’s hit:

I honestly can’t stop laughing. That would be a huge for Brian Urlacher or Ray Lewis, let alone (/checks notes) Geno Smith. It was like he took out his entire frustration from this Jets season and put it into one vicious tackle.

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