Jared Goff And Detroit Lions Borrowed from jordan love And Green Bay Packers to trick Chicago Bears sunday
The moment of deception came in the third quarter A 34-17 winWhen the Lions faked a fumble and Goff threw a touchdown pass.
Gough stumbles on purpose while backing away. Detroit players yelling “Fumble!” And Jahmir Gibbs Feigning to dive for the ball, Goff throws Sam LaPorta for a 21-yard touchdown that made it 34-14.
Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson approached Goff on Monday with a slightly different plan. Its quarterback was intentionally fumbled, similar to the classic trick play known as the “fumblerowski”.
Gough didn’t think he could pull it off, so they tweaked the idea. After working on the play in practice, they perfected it against the Bears.
Jared Goff broke up the Lions’ 34-17 win over the Bears NFL on FOX
“Early on, it started on Monday, Ben asked if (I) thought I could be distracted on purpose and take it back,” Goff said. “I said I don’t know about that. We kind of went down too fast and were like, ‘Let’s just pretend we’re falling or pretend I’m stupid but I’m holding the ball.’ I think I’m doing half of what Gibbs is selling the play.”
Gibbs and Tim Patrick told ESPN that the inspiration for Johnson’s play came from the Packers’ season-opening win at Soldier Field last season. Love fumbled the snap and found a wide-open Luke Musgrave for a 37-yard pass..
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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