In interviews with The Star, the Chiefs’ Tershawn Wharton and family of the boy he saved from a fall spoke about the moment.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Tershawn Wharton reacted quickly after Sunday's game against the Panthers when he appeared to catch a young fan that fell over a barrier at the stadium.

Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton came to the rescue of a young fan Sunday moments after Kansas City’s 30-27 win over Carolina. When a fan wearing a Nick Bolton jersey approached a railing at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte to greet members of the Chiefs following their 10th victory of the season,

The Kansas City Chiefs' most important catch happened after Sunday's win against the Carolina Panthers, when defensive lineman Tershawn Wharton saved a young fan who fell from the stands.

As Wharton and his teammates were walking back into the locker room following the game, there was a kid in the stands trying to catch his attention. The child leaned on the wall over the tunnel and accidentally tipped over it.

After the win, Chiefs fans who made the trip to Charlotte were lined up on the railing of the stands to congratulate the players. But one kid at the end of the row, who was reaching over to shake hands with the players, managed to fall through a (rather large) gap just as some Chiefs were walking over to shake hands with them.

The defensive tackle showed off the hands of a wide receiver as he lunged to catch a falling child who went over the edge of the stands.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ most important catch happened not during their win against the Carolina Panthers on November 24, but after: when a quick-thinking Tershawn Wharton caught a young fan who fell from the stand above him.

Kansas City Chiefs lineman Tershawn Wharton caught a young fan that fell over the barrier at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina after their Week 12 win over the Panthers.