The Lions ran a fake punt from their own 17 and fans loved it
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It didn’t take long for Lions head coach Dan Campbell to live up to his reputation of being aggressively unpredictable. On the second Detroit drive of the Week 1 debut in Kansas City, Campbell made it known that he’s playing to win.
Facing 4th-and-2 from their own 17, the Lions dialed up a fake punt. A direct snap to reserve LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin caught the Chiefs off guard. It caught the fans in Arrowhead Stadium off guard. And the successful gamble caught social media off guard too.
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The Lions capitalized on the gutsy call and wound up scoring the year’s first touchdown when Jared Goff found Amon-Ra St. Brown for a short TD strike.
Here are some of the best reactions to the Lions fake punt in Week 1.
(Or should I say, the first fake punt?)