Already leading 27-14 early in the second half of the Week 16 game, Johnson called a fake fumble trick play with the Lions just outside of the red zone. It began with quarterback Jared Goff faking ...

Chicago defenders, meanwhile, bit on the fake fumble as Lions linemen blocked to their left as if it were a run play. By the time Bears defenders realized what happened, tight end Sam LaPorta had ...

With the Lions already up big early in the second half, the Lions called a fake fumble complete with the running back diving on the ground before launching an open touchdown pass. The creativity ...

The moment of deceit came in the third quarter of a 34-17 victory, when the Lions faked a fumble and Goff threw a touchdown pass. Goff intentionally stumbled while dropping back. With Detroit ...

The moment of deceit came in the third quarter of a 34-17 victory, when the Lions faked a fumble and Goff threw a touchdown pass. Goff intentionally stumbled while dropping back. With Detroit ...

Gibbs said after Sunday's game, per ESPN, that the Lions were planning on using the fake fumble play earlier in the matchup, but "killed it" because of the look the defensive gave. Instead ...

(Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) (Quinn Harris, 2024 Getty Images) CHICAGO – The Detroit Lions dialed up a hilarious trick play involving a fake fumble that worked to perfection for a ...

A "fake fumble" play is the type of thing that used to happen to the Detroit Lions. But now it's the kind of play the Lions do to other teams. Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and Jared ...

Lions quarterback Jared Goff and running back Jahmyr Gibbs both faked a fumble on the hand off, causing the Bears’ linebackers to step up and allow Lions tight end Sam LaPorta to slip out wide ...