The Chicago Bears and head coach Ben Johnson displayed their bag of tricks in last week’s 47-42 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, pulling off several big plays that resulted in points.

Whether it was the incomplete pass from tight end Cole Kmet to quarterback Caleb Williams, or wide receiver DJ Moore throwing a touchdown pass to Williams, Chicago showed a much different offense than they had at the beginning of the season.

One of those big plays came after the Bears defense forced a turnover, and after the win, Johnson pulled back the curtain to explain his mindset on calling the trick plays. Pointing to momentum as a key part of when the play call is made, Johnson said after the defense forced the turnover, there was no better time for him to call a trick play against Cincinnati on offense.

“I believe that was off the turnover. So, we had a little momentum,” Johnson said. “I was looking to piggyback on that. It’s just one of those gadgets where you’re throwing it out wide, trying to get some young players on their defense to potentially have bad eyes. We had the ability to throw that ball down the field. They covered it well down there. But then we were able to throw it back across.”

The win over Cincinnati was the first time in which Johnson really showed the layers he’s trying to bring to the Bears offense, and for the most part, they all worked. It’s interesting to hear when the coach is going to call for the trick plays, rather than just throw them out there whenever they feel like it.

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