Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions borrowed from Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers to trick the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
With the Lions sitting just outside of the red zone, Johnson had both Jared Goff and Jahmyr Gibbs pretend to stumble over in an effort to get the Bears’ defense looking in the backfield. The gambit worked to perfection, and Goff turned around and fired a touchdown pass to a wide-open Sam LaPorta:
There wasn’t much doubt on Sunday as the Detroit Lions easily handled the Chicago Bears 34-17 after jumping out to an early 20-0 lead. A loss by the Philadelphia Eagles in the final seconds of their game at Washington also put Detroit in sole possession of the NFC’s best record at 13-2.
En route to the Lions franchise-record 13th win against the Bears, Dan Campbell and Jared Goff tricked the Bears' defense with a stumble TD.
Jared Goff threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, and the Detroit Lions remained on top of the NFC with their franchise-record 13th win, 34-17 over the Chicago Bears.
Amid his hunt for a Super Bowl title, his wife, Christen Harper is giving her best effort to get him named to the Pro Bowl team. Voting is open for fans to vote for their favorite players and Harper shared a video of Goff throwing a touchdown pass to Jameson Williams.
Lions’ offensive coordinator Ben Johnson designed a trick play called 'Stumblebum' that resulted in a touchdown against the Chicago Bears.
CHICAGO — Jared Goff threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, and the Detroit Lions remained on top of the NFC with their franchise-record 13th win, 34-17, over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
Check it out as the Lions RB hits the turf and Jared Goff stumbles after taking the snap, appearing to fumble. The Bears fell for it and Goff threw a TD pass to Sam LaPorta. The Lions had doubled up the Bears, 34-17, with the game in the fourth quarter.
The Detroit Lions watched Washington beat Philadelphia on their cellphones following a 34-17 bounce-back win at Chicago that helped them keep pace with Minnesota in the race for the NFC North title and top seeding in the conference.
Jahmyr Gibbs had 154 yards from scrimmage and touched the ball on 18 of the first 30 offensive snaps in the Lions' first game without David Montgomery