Bears Fake Punt Return Completely Fools Packers

[@andrewkennedy-9912]

THIS is what the Bears were doing with their saved-up timeouts.

[@redlavagaming5812]

Yup

[@abdullateef9895]

Hater and troll

[@Kyle-ql5dz]

No you don’t understand, those are being saved for next season

[@D1_Dotz]

@@abdullateef9895 its just a joke

[@KazKolozak]

@@Kyle-ql5dzits all apart over our masterplan

[@jrm78]

At least one thing went right for the Bears this season.

[@kyledabearsfan]

I thought i was gonna suffer some major deja vu 🤣 Week 11 part 2

[@deviationblue]

Bears are so bad they can’t even suck right. This win cost them two? Three spots in the draft?

[@kyledabearsfan]

@@deviationblue 2 give or take. Worth it. Theh highest we couldve gotten was 5th if all the teams above us won. We are at 10th now. 7-8th was the highest we were gonna go. But because our schedule was tougher, if all the teams lost, wed still get 10th because our schedule was too strong.

[@g.coleman]

You can say that Again

[@kneesnap1041]

​@@deviationblueNot everything is about draft position. If you judge solely based on that, you'd think the Chiefs were the worst team in football! This win is what sports is all about, and if you don't get that, then you're probably not from the Midwest/know what this rivalry means

[@dash4800]

"Last game of the year, can't hold anything back now"

[@duckman41]

Go Mud Dogs

[@theassinthehat]

Mama said..

[@dupaacct5956]

"we Know"

[@pockeyway]

"you can do it"

[@sarahthule3034]

I thought you said Joe Montainya

[@laurenmp7486]

Usually when teams do this, they have someone back already, the fact the Bears had someone run back to catch the ball, he caught the ball and then ran it in for a TD takes it to a whole other level.

[@kennethturner8290]

The Bears had a receiver back pretending like he was going to catch the ball on the other side of the field from where the ball was actually going. The Packers were all running to him. You can see him at the five yard line at 01:27 .

[@jfh1021]

@@kennethturner8290 Yes, but teams running this fake usually start with two guys deep-one pretends to catch the ball, while the other one actually catches it. In this play, the Bears only had one guy deep, and he was the fake-catcher that you pointed out. The guy who does catch it didn’t start deep; he started ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE before running backwards, fielding the punt, turning around, and running the other way for a touchdown!

[@PaulMcCannWebBuilder]

Usually when the Bears do this, they get called for holding. I'm guessing the officials were confused too, and missed a holding call that should have negated this play.

[@allbadendsall]

yeah really impressive he was able to track the ball the whole way and catch it over his shoulder

[@samuelhowie4543]

​@@PaulMcCannWebBuilderYou talking about Johnny Knox's return where the hold was so blatant that there wasn't anyone near McMannis.

[@MrJohnr47]

As a Bears fan, I’m really not used to them outsmarting the other team, ever!

[@DestroyUsAll89]

They had the best special teams unit for a few years

[@matthewpeach9551]

Yeah , and they almost gave the game away , Again ! !

[@MrJohnr47]

@TraeW-m9e Who? The Bears?

[@samuelhowie4543]

​@@MrJohnr47Look up when Dave Touch was their Special Teams coach. Granted he had Devin Hester returning kicks but he ran this same play with Hester as the decoy and Johnny Knox as the real returner. It worked except the refs threw a flag for holding on a player that didn't have anyone within 10 yards of him.

[@MrJohnr47]

@@samuelhowie4543 your right. Misread your post. I thought you meant this year

[@HCBailly]

As a Chicago native, this is step 1 of restoring hope.

[@ROGER2095]

It's a rebuilding year, just like last year. And the year before. And the year before. And the year before. And the year before. And the year before. And the year before. And the year before. And the year before. And the year before. And the year before. And the year before. And the year before. . . . . . .

[@loganherrera7106]

@@ROGER2095but surely with a new head coach and in 3 years the next 1st overall QB we can fix everything…

[@Mrmonkey-]

@loganherrera7106drafting a new quarterback every year isn’t going to do anything. You need to build around caleb

[@DanielJamesEgan]

@Mrmonkey-he was being sarcastic, predicting what the bungling bears front office will most likely do for the umpteenth time.

[@kelseywhitlatch173]

It shouldn't be. You went from top 5 pick to top 10 in one meaningless win lol

[@Bigtrain2012]

Absolutely amazing. He ran 40 yards backwards before jaunting 90 yards into the end zone. I’m a diehard Packer fan, but my hats off to you Chicago.

[@ohb7517]

What makes you a packers fan ? You from Wisconsin?

[@biggestwanderer8827]

Remember the Rams did that against the Seahawks back then. Think Highlight Heaven had their clip on best trick plays.

[@smilekevin634]

When Rams are not in LA yet

[@Exhumed.Consumed]

Seahawks did this to…someone too. Actually the Bears, I think. I remember Tyler Lockett being the decoy and falling down to sell it, while Richard Sherman went streaking up the field.

[@joetopplays5287]

Bears invented this play when they had Hester. Knox returned it but it was called back against the packers. Rodgers called it the best play he’s ever seen.

[@jtizzleforlife]

It’s wild I actually remember where I was when that happened. Thank you for this comment.

[@maevethefox5912]

As a Seahawks fan I remember screaming at my TV hahahaha

[@HipHopAnime]

Top comment on the nfl's official video was waiting for the Isaac Punts recap. Love it!

[@OldJoe212]

For the Bears, this makes it a winning season.

[@samuelhowie4543]

The season still sucked but it does ease the pain.

[@gunwrencher1566]

Thanks for the break down. Wasn't clear how it happened just watching the highlights.

[@CompletelyNormal]

I believe this is the fourth time this play has been used in the NFL (although there's always the possibility that there are more occasions that I'm not aware of). The first time was by the Bears, against the Packers. That play was called back due to a holding. The second time was the Jeff Fisher-era Rams using it to score a touchdown against the Seahawks. The third time was the Seahawks trying it against the Bears, resulting in a return to the two.

[@bullados]

A phantom holding. Review the A22 of that play. The player they called for holding basically never touched an opponent.

[@No_nonsense302]

Yes, I remember that one. Devin Hester days, he was a decoy on that play, the holding call was ridiculous

[@MarsJenkar]

Yeah, I've seen the Rams/Seahawks instance a number of times on highlight reels, and this play looked eerily like that. I was thinking "They Stedman Bailey'd the Packers" (Stedman Bailey being the person who ran back the kick while Tavon Austin decoyed the gunners).

[@sz1aen351]

Love how the bears are involved in all of these except 1 😂

[@Scorpious187]

The Bears did this with Hester once. They had Johnny Knox on the opposite side. Hester called for a fake fair catch. Hester and Knox fooled everybody so badly, even the cameraman was confused until Knox got to the 50 yard line. Unfortunately there was a holding call on the Bears that negated that TD.

[@BHox01]

The broadcast never could find the penalty btw. Still remember that

[@Scorpious187]

@@BHox01 I'm still convinced the officials were just so confused by what happened they didn't want to give the Bears the TD.

[@joetopplays5287]

Before the refs played for kc they played for gb

[@realMDizzy]

Hester alone is already scary but add Knox to the mix is ridiculous. So sad he got twisted like a pretzel he had a bright future, dude was so fast.

[@DreadYgKuma]

​@@realMDizzy damn really???

[@phukit5456]

The referees were so shocked by all the holding the Bears did on that play that their hands were paralyzed. And Im a Bears fan.

[@eggbass]

Yeah, I saw that. Unbelievable. 86 on GB was getting mugged.

[@charlesmoore8185]

Doesnt look like a hold to me🤷‍♂️ plus there’s holding on every play if you look hard enough

[@RebeccaLathrop-r2z]

Payback is a *itch

[@sorenludwig3978]

there was no need for holding. The packers where fooled that hard, they had no chance to defend this.

[@bobroberts2217]

Oh give me a break. The refs love the pack. They gave Aaron so many breaks.

[@Zyzzyx42]

OMG, that was simply beautiful.

[@runningisfast]

I remember when the bears tried this a while back but got called back for a penalty. Hester was a beast!

[@TN_HondaDad]

Sweet over the shoulder Willy May's style catch too - he made it look so effortless to catch a 65 yard punt like that in the cold to boot! Epic play! Lions should add this to their playbook. :-}

[@RyanPearson-h1t]

My bears are trying to impress ben johnson

[@DoronA120]

Awesome, watched it live via RTL in Jerusalem, Israel at Mike's Place ...just sat down for dinner and this played on the big screen....it gave a pessimistic optimism that our Bears would win!

[@realjordantrs]

the best part is that I remember the Bears did this back in the day when they had Hester too, it's always fun to see them use it

[@raywest3834]

This is one of Jeff Fisher's extraordinary trick plays, used against my Seahawks when he was LA Rams head coach.

[@TS_Tasteless]

Watching this made me see that holding that should have been called

[@johnnyofast5924]

and it propelled them to the win. We've suffered so many last second defeats this year it feels soooo good to finally have some redemption.

[@andrewszaflarski5379]

When I saw this play today, I was like "Isaac Punts is going to LOVE this." Thanks for covering the only good thing to happen to the Bears all year.

[@LeaveChildrenAlone]

No they actually beat the packers in green bay.

[@miketoronto8308]

The in depth breakdown of how a returned punt makes it home is actually really interesting and well explained here, the game really is about position

[@paulschacht9777]

Might be the coolest planned play from scrimmage ever

[@sturmovik1274]

I say the coolest trick play was Johnny Manziel's trick reception for the Browns a few years ago, even if it was called back for a penalty.

[@BeardVsTheWorldUK1]

Great video! The answers are there. A little imagination and creativity goes a long way…

[@jjwats12]

The only thing missing from this video was being able to watch the play he’s talking about.

[@bk6555]

Yep. A bunch of nonsense from the start at rapid fire, then ends with a janky slow motion cut out clip.

[@erikiverson1762]

@@bk6555 they can't show too much or it will get taken down for copyright violation by nfl's automated software

[@bk6555]

@@erikiverson1762 breaking down HIGHLIGHTS with commentary is considered fair use, lol. Literally everyone does it.

[@bk6555]

@@erikiverson1762 I can find dozens of searches right now on the game of podcasters breaking this very game down and they have no issues.

[@MrGargamel1198]

​@@bk6555 He did do that. But showing the whole play uninterrupted might get the vid flagged

[@ilucky1054]

I remember the hawks doing this a few years back.

[@msmith42001]

I’ve been watching NFL since mid 80s and I never seen a play that genius. Packers got totally played.

[@ottovongrubner3194]

Isn’t that technically a Gadget Punt Return Play instead of a Fake Punt? A fake punt is executed by the kicking team. Since the Bears were the receiving team they are enacting what a coach would call a gadget play on a punt return. A gadget play is one that uses some form of trickery to confuse the opposition in an effort to create greater opportunity. The Flea Flicker, Fumblerooski and the Hook and Lateral are gadget plays that have specific names which they got from being well known and executed in a specific manner.

[@kenkunz1428]

I liked the Lambeau leap after the touchdown.

[@livinb450]

A thing of beauty 😊

[@herrwahnsinn4229]

"We've been practicing this all week" "couldn't have scripted it any better"

[@FV2821]

kinda nice that we studied their special plays the way they studied Cairo Santos for the blocked kick during their first game….and returned the favor by beating them

[@emhutchi]

As a Bears fan, I'm so excited that we just won the Super Bowl.

[@charlescochran9077]

Finally! A positive highlight for DaBears!

[@Sniper-g99]

we did the same exact thing to the packers like 12 years ago with johnny knox and hester and they fell for it AGAIN

[@mechez774]

Even the punter was confused

[@SHODANFreeman]

If by confused you mean shoved 10 yards out of bounds so he couldn't make the tackle, yes.

[@bryan1637]

Talk about Bucs’ punter’s kick from today 😂

[@johnrr6]

I saw the exact same play run against Nebraska by Michigan State a couple years ago…. Nebraska punter under pressure kicked the ball the wrong way from where he was supposed to and what he had done 90% of the year…. The Nebraska boys were all set up perfectly to cover where the punt was supposed to go. EXACT same results and it cost Nebraska, who had completely outplayed Michigan State to this point…. the game.

[@zane0622]

10 bucks says the Lions are gonna use this fake return in a future game.

[@oldbrokenhands]

Misdirection, theatricality, and deception; Batman would be proud.

[@makaylaprincess3543]

I won’t lie, those bears were giving those 2Nd and 3rd stringers a run for their money 😂

[@JJRM8]

We call that selling a dummy.

[@WillFilicetti]

Packers decided to not look up to see were that ball was going 🤦‍♂️ 😂

[@DreadYgKuma]

Ive only been a Bears fan for now 18 years but i slightly know the history. The fact we havent won a ring since the 80s. Urlacher/Hestsr been gone a few years. Rex Grossman.....Jay Cutler..... We lost the Superbowl after the opening kickoff was a TD return. I dont remember EVER hearing we beat the Packers. This is beautiful in a way

[@davisanaiz6742]

We use to own them in the 80’s

[@thomcarr7021]

Green Bay will be one and done next week , same as last year( and next year and years after that).

[@rocschmidt4863]

As sad as I was the last ten weeks, today made up for it. Finally, getting the best of Green Bay.

[@TheWatchernator]

So Johnny Knox actually had the ball when everyone thought Devin Hester would return it. Amazing.

[@Spartan902]

All NFL fans need to watch a game of AFL between 2 form teams. Only then will you truly appreciate the level of kicking that the players do all the time. Plus you will love the hangar marks ( catching the ball).

[@BrwrFan806]

i remember this from back in the day with knox and hester, except they didnt get any flags this time.

[@CashTheRealest]

As soon as I seen it I was excited for Isaac Punts to drop a video about it. 🐻⬇️

[@dentonyoung4314]

Very well designed. Give the special teams coach a bonus.

[@JK-br1mu]

Questionable block 1:31

[@Real_PK]

Oh yeah. That's a hold.

[@charlesmoore8185]

Not a hold + there’s holding on every play somewhere + they got away with an illegal field goal block so they can gag on my bear wang

[@RebeccaLathrop-r2z]

​@@Real_PK😂.

[@katiecaddle209]

Lol packers were holding on their scoring drives dosage me the bullshit lol

[@otherworld11]

WOW - heckuva play.

[@matthewbeaver5026]

Thats suprising commiment to the tape and tendencies for da bears

[@rykelmähaukka]

I love it even more!

[@jonathanb244]

Definitely ended the season on a good note. Let's hope things improve with our new coach next year.

[@matthiassventoest6800]

that is a very nice return scheme

[@gnarwhalnoah]

I know they get paid boatloads to be in shape but still 135 yards at a near full sprint is hella impressive

[@calebamore]

I'm a Packers fan, but I thought that last drive was great. They kept trying until the last play

[@katiecaddle209]

The packers didn't keep fighting lol they got lucky they didnt have more turnovers lol packers are frauds. They were blocked field goal away from being 0-6 in the division lol they are 0-5 vs teams with winning records

[@bonusbaby801]

I just don't understand how they get fooled like this... 1. Wouldn't they have discussed which direction the punter was going to kick? 2. LOOK UP TO SEE WHERE THE BALL IS!!!

[@jameszelinske6329]

Even the punter goes to the right WTF!

[@TheRealLaughingGravy]

Some days you get the bear, and some days the bear gets you.

[@rasputinsorphan1260]

This was the Super Bowl for the Bears this year.

[@katiecaddle209]

Kinda like when packers celebrating beating a bad team? Lol packers haven't beaten anybody good a d eagles own the packers lol

[@davidochoa774]

The Seahawks did the same play against the Bears in 2015 and the Rams did it too against the Seahawks in 2014.

[@SupportYourLocalArsonist]

This is the second time the Bears have done this to the Packers now lol

[@chrisrakow9745]

@Isaac Punts how do you feel about Tory Taylor having 80+ punts for 3,000+ yards this season? Would you say he was as advertised?

[@Matacombia]

from the looks of it its 2 options either the bears outsmarted the packers with this play for the 2nd time or the punter messed up his punt and the bears outplayed them

[@MustacheDLuffy]

Isaac Punts said it himself that they like punting left on these punts and that the bears acted like he shanked it when he never did so they were outsmarted

[@imaginarymatter]

Bears caught Packers sleeping... I mean HIbernating!

[@frostyboiii1]

Imagine if there was holding 😭

[@kravenofspider]

Reminiscent of the Johnny Knox/Devin Hester fake return that to this day, should have been a score.

[@ronjohnson6916]

Good analysis. Designed play and nobody on the Packers actually picked up the ball.

[@quirkasaurussaurus2896]

brilliant AND original.

[@kevinthomsen77]

That should help them go deep in the playoffs.

[@austinmassey7764]

2025 Devin Hester and Johnny Knox

[@CooperLink-y8v]

so is anyone gonna acknowledge we did the EXACT same play against the Packers 5-6 years ago and IT ALSO WORKED but got called by a holding...

[@speedythefish]

I miss when the cowboys were doing cool special teams stuff. Now they’re losing and I don’t even get to see them on Isaac Punts.

[@tyranttracergaming]

So the Aubrey videos just don’t exist to you?

[@speedythefish]

@ they do its just been a while

[@tyranttracergaming]

@ brother the last Aubrey video was 13 days ago. The last time the chargers, for example, were featured on this channel was probably upwards of 2 months ago

[@speedythefish]

@ i got used to weekly cowboys videos, what can i say

[@molmer2380]

Bears didn't do bears things yesterday!

[@KJ-ib4mh]

We ran the same play against them in the past. Knox scored. It got called back on a hold 😔

[@chicagotransferservicessch2303]

Now that I have a massive headache

[@mexicholowey]

I was there for the game, special teams for sure were planned out

[@livinaftermidnight9651]

LaFleur needs to take the points when they're there. His going for it on 4th down potentially cost the Packers 2 wins this year!

[@svsps]

Best win in years. The main highlight of this terrible season

[@derbyct864]

That was a smart play

[@nightbotmike2388]

The Packers literally faked themselves out. Everyone on the special teams squad knows they punt it to the left on a pooch punt. This is inexcusable by a professional team.

[@BHox01]

Even when we win, we lose. Unless this game somehow convinces Ben Johnson to come over when he wouldnt otherwise, i guess.

[@tommyhunter1817]

Yep. That was sweet.

[@jimbob4step]

THE BEARS ARE BACK BABY !!!!!

[@wingeditz41]

after one win to an injured packers?

[@adamporter3402]

This is a low hanging fruit for being back lol

[@17RedKnight]

​@@wingeditz41 1-0 this year 🤫

[@carlsaganlives5112]

@@17RedKnight Taking back the North.

[@wingeditz41]

@@17RedKnight who cares? at least we’ll play more than one game before next szn 😂

[@myaccount3402]

So the team doesn't know which direction their own kicker is kicking? 0:38 But We know?

[@LeaveChildrenAlone]

They all acted like the kicker shanked it so it fooled them.

[@tooslow4you641]

Dave Toub approves.

[@vincechan455]

Starting at the Pop Warner level, the coverage team is taught to look up before running and trace the damn football during the punt. Perhaps the Packers' special teams should go back to Pop Warner.

[@MarkCharlton-h3x]

You saw 86 get held on the return.

[@guillermomaguire5394]

Well done.

[@jasontaverner391]

Bisaccia yelling at his special teams. Different year... same results.

[@SoupKnowsBall]

Can you make a video on the FCS National Championship?

[@quaweds]

As an Australian I must say, HUH?

[@realFalconfire]

I knew this video was going to happen

[@BrettyPierce]

Tha rams did this too about10 years ago with Steadman Bailey.

[@dtprod]

Bears pulling out the trick plays for meaningless week 18 game 😭😭😭😭😭

[@Leverag]

Might as well considering the major coaching changes they're gonna have

[@charlesmoore8185]

Why would you pull any punches in your final game of the season lol you play to win the game so it definitely isn’t meaningless especially with it being the packers use your head

[@dtprod]

Yeah but like why didn’t they use this earlier in the season when the were still had something to play for

[@katiecaddle209]

Um cause they had a bad HC that didn't know how go use a time out lol you're A ravens fan lol Lamar has zero playoff wins. I would be more worried about the playoffs than a team that's not even in your division lol

[@Ryan_22_]

thank god you talked about it but dont show the full clip