Kansas City Chiefs

WATCH: Chiefs' Smith came out hot in London -- literally and figuratively

Published Nov. 1, 2015 11:44 a.m. ET

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Alex Smith was greeted by a few torches when he took the field at Wembley Stadium.

It must've inspired him to pay it forward -- and torch the Detroit Lions' defense on Sunday morning:

It's hard not to have a breakout game with those pyrotechnics. So Smith set a career-high in rushing yards (69) just three minutes into the second quarter.

Maybe the Lions defense slept on Smith thanks to a 9:30 ET kickoff. Smith made them pay with this blistering 49-yard scramble.

(h/t NFLUK on Twitter)

The @chiefs know how to make an entrance. #KingdomsUnite #NFLUK https://t.co/FzcMA4RqPt
— NFL UK (@NFLUK) November 1, 2015

Alex Smith just ran while carrying a football for 49 yards. FORTY-NINE yards. Yep. #DETvsKC #NFLUK https://t.co/nZ91CfrYme
— NFL (@NFL) November 1, 2015