Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson won plaudits for his fake stumble play that he deployed against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Originally, the design of the play was even crazier.
The Lions actually staged a Jared Goff fumble to fake out the Bears on a 21-yard touchdown pass during Sunday’s victory. Goff intentionally stumbled as if he had lost the ball in a bid to throw the Bears off, which appeared to work.
Originally, Johnson wanted to go a step further, however. Goff told reporters after the game that Johnson had initially wanted him to actually fumble intentionally. The quarterback ultimately suggested that he fake it instead.
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