Tonight was probably an emotional game for Demaryius Thomas.

Thomas’ mother, Katina Smith, was at the game.

Smith was arrested when Thomas was 11 and had never seen him play in a football game live. In November, she was released from prison after President Obama commuted Smith’s drug trafficking sentence last July.

Thomas converted the two-point conversion that put Denver up by seven points in the fourth quarter. They went on to win, 23-16.

After taking a final knee to end the game, quarterback Peyton Manning turned around and gave the ball to Thomas before hugging him.

Special moment. After taking a knee, Manning gave ball to Thomas. pic.twitter.com/POujcgLBkX — Jon Heath (@JonHeathNFL) January 18, 2016

Demaryius Thomas' mom finally got to watch her son play in an NFL game – https://t.co/JGOrO1UhA6 pic.twitter.com/Mwfq2ZWeeM — For The Win (@ForTheWin) January 18, 2016

Demaryius Thomas carried that ball out of the locker room, reunited with his mom in a hallway in the bowels of the stadium. — Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) January 18, 2016

Video of the moment can be viewed on NFL.com.