Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions borrowed from Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers to idiot the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
The second of deception got here within the third quarter of the 34-17 victory, when the Lions faked a fumble and Goff threw a landing cross.
Goff deliberately stumbled as he backed away. With Detroit gamers yelling “Fumble!” and Jahmyr Gibbs pretended to dive for the ball, Goff threw to Sam LaPorta for a 21-yard landing to make it 34-14.
Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson approached Goff on Monday with a barely totally different plan. The quarterback intentionally fumbled, much like the basic trick play generally known as “fumblerooski.”
Goff did not assume he may do it, in order that they modified the thought. After engaged on the sport in observe, they executed it to perfection towards the Bears.
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“At first, it began on Monday, with Ben asking me if (I) thought I may fumble on function and get it again,” Goff mentioned. “I mentioned I did not know. We sort of bought down fairly shortly and mentioned, ‘Let’s simply faux I’m falling or let’s faux I’m fumbling however I’m holding the ball.’ I feel the half the place Gibbs dives actually sells the comedy, I’m solely doing half of it.”
Gibbs and Tim Patrick instructed ESPN that Johnson’s inspiration for the present got here from the Packers’ season-opening win at Soldier Field final season. Love found a wide open Luke Musgrave for a 37-yard pass after fumbling the snap.
Associated Press reporting.
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