In what was somehow not the strangest ending to a Thanksgiving weekend NFL game, the Kansas City Chiefs survived a Black Friday scare against the division rival Las Vegas Raiders thanks to a combination of bizarre game management and a perhaps even more bizarre penalty ruling.

"Had the clock been running at the snap, then by rule an illegal shift would convert to a false start," a league spokesperson said. "Since the clock was stopped (spike on the 2nd down play), an illegal shift is a live ball foul."