NFL: The Detroit Lions pulled off one of the best trick plays of the season for a touchdown pass on in their 34-17 win over the Chicago Bears.
The Detroit Lions are 13-2 for the first time in the franchise’s 95-year history and aren’t they enjoying themselves.
Goff confirmed in a post-game interview that it was an intentional play, explaining Johnson asked him earlier in the week if he could pull off the fake fumble.According to ESPN’s Kalyn Kahler, the play was inspired by Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love. “Now the reason you do this is because linebackers, their eyes are always in the backfield. So when they see the quarterback fall down and the running back fall down, their natural instinct is, ‘Wait. See ball, go get ball.’ We think there’s going to be a fumble.Johnson was already a man in-demand last summer but decided to head back for another season with Detroit, although at this rate it looks like it’ll be hard for the Lions to retain their genius offensive co-ordinator.
This is the same Lions team that has been hit with the biggest injury toll in the NFL, with their defence in particular banged up after losing a number of big names in last week’s defeat to Buffalo.Detroit coach Dan Campbell made the most of the adversity though, declaring in one radio interview that the Lions had been “used to eating fillet” but “forgot what it was like when you had nothing and you ate your f***ing mouldy bread”.
The Eagles did Detroit a favour by losing on Monday while the Vikings are locked in a tight battle against Seattle.Speaking of Philadelphia, its 10-game winning streak came to an end on Monday as Kenny Pickett replaced him and threw for 143 yards with a touchdown and an interception, but at 12-3 the Eagles dropped out of a tie for best record in the NFC and failed to clinch the NFC East division title.
Karty capped the scoring with a 45-yard field goal and the Rams, who started the season 1-4, improved to 9-6 atop the NFC West.In Atlanta, rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. made his first career start in place of struggling Kirk Cousins and threw for 202 yards in a 34-7 victory over the New York Giants.
Burrow, meanwhile, pulled off one of the more remarkable touchdowns of the season with a falling effort to connect with Tee Higgins. A Tyjae Spears score reduced the deficit to 38-15 entering the fourth quarter and even after Nick Westbrook-Ikhine scored to make it 38-22, it was still a 16-point lead for the Colts entering the final three minutes of the game.
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