Twitter Reacts to Jeremy Maclin's Snapping Chiefs' WR Touchdown Drought

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith hit wide receiver Jeremy Maclin for a five-yard touchdown pass in the second half of a game the Green Bay Packers fully controlled Monday. That's not a big deal unless it impacted your fantasy football matchup, right?

Wrong.

ESPN Stats & Info noted it was the first touchdown catch by a Chiefs wide receiver since Dwayne Bowe caught one in Week 14 of the 2013 campaign. The NFL provided a highlight of the streak-busting score:

CBS Sports took the opportunity to create a mock newspaper headline celebrating the long overdue achievement:

Robert Littal of Black Sports Online threw in a WWE reference to express the shock football fans were feeling after the Chiefs finally realized the rule book allows teams to throw touchdown passes to wide receivers:

The NFL used game time to highlight how long it had been since a Kansas City receiver caught a touchdown pass:

While those numbers are jarring, Jon Bois of SB Nation put the touchdownless streak into perspective:

The lack of a productive wide receiver is a continuing problem for the Chiefs. Tight end Travis Kelce led the team with 10 catches entering Monday's game, and running back Jamaal Charles was tied with Maclin for second on the squad with nine receptions.

SportsCenter pointed out a grab by Maclin was the first completion to a Kansas City wide receiver in Monday's game, and it came with two minutes remaining in the third quarter. 

Bill Barnwell of Grantland was ready to celebrate the rare achievement:

The touchdown trimmed the Packers' lead to 31-13, and a two-point conversion would have made it a two-score game. The Chiefs, however, elected to attempt an extra point instead, which prompted this reaction from Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com:

Alas, even a two-point conversion wouldn't have been enough to beat Aaron Rodgers and the Packers on Monday. Still, Sports Illustrated took a glass-half-full approach for Kansas City:

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And now no wide receiver in the NFL has a touchdown since a Chiefs' wide receiver scored, so TABLES TURNED.

— SI NFL (@si_nfl) September 29, 2015"

Beat that, rest of the NFL.