The Lions’ Jared Goff and Jahmyr Gibbs pretended to stumble upon the most creative trick play of all time

Every time we look over the Detroit Lions’ high-octane offense, coordinator Ben Johnson seems to pull a rabbit out of a hat. It’s no wonder Johnson is considered the top head coaching candidate for this upcoming NFL hiring cycle.

Over the years I have watched a lot of football. I’ve seen many different tricks and fakes, some of which have been downright creepy.

I’m unsure if I’ve ever seen anything like Johnson’s creative play calling on Detroit early in the third quarter against the lowly Chicago Bears on Sunday. (Ironically, Johnson may be the Bears’ leading candidate.)

With the Lions sitting just outside the red zone, Johnson had both Jared Goff and Jahmyr Gibbs fake tripping in an attempt to get the Bears’ defense to look in the backfield. The play worked to perfection and Goff turned and fired a touchdown pass to a wide open Sam LaPorta:

Man… what?

It’s something out of a Pop Warner matchup, not an NFL game. The audacity of having your offensive backfield play possum during a live sequence is off the charts. Shoutout to Johnson and the Lions’ offense (as well as the Bears’ inept defense) for letting this play out without a hitch.

That’s football poetry right there, folks.

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