CHICAGO — One week after Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy called defensive lineman Akiem Hicks’ number on the goal line in New York, Chicago used another form of jumbo-sized trickery to extend their third-quarter lead over the Los Angeles Rams.
Facing 3rd-and-goal from the Los Angeles 2-yard line, Nagy had three linemen run on the field and report as eligible receivers. The lightest player was QB Mitch Trubisky at 222 pounds and the play featured 10 players over 290 pounds.
Bet you didn’t see this one coming. Or maybe you did. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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Instead of handing the ball off, Trubisky faked the give to Hicks and rolled to his right where he found backup offensive lineman Bradley Sowell open for a 2-yard touchdown.
So, if you had an offensive tackle scoring the only touchdown so far in this matchup of division-leaders, you’re one heck of a prognosticator.
Trubisky actually attempted a throw to Sowell in the endzone earlier in the year, but the ball was under thrown and intercepted.