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CHICAGO — Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions borrowed from Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers to trick the Chicago Bears on Sunday. 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 players yelling "Fumble!" and Jahmyr Gibbs pretending to dive for the ball, Goff threw to Sam LaPorta for a 21-yard touchdown that made it 34-14. Two Lions players told ESPN that offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was inspired by a play from last season when the Packers' Jordan Love fumbled, picked up the ball and completed a deep pass.
