Penei Sewell lineman pass play fails on Lions' opening drive vs. Bears
On their opening drive during Thursday’s Thanksgiving matchup with the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions tried to get creative. Penei Sewell took a pitch from Jared Goff and got ready to throw the pass – but the play failed.
Goff faked a pitch to David Montgomery before tossing it to Sewell, the 335-pound star offensive lineman, who looked downfield to throw. However, the Bears defense read it perfectly and managed to get him out of bounds for a loss.
Detroit ended up kicking a field goal to take a 3-0 lead on its opening drive. But the attempted trick play was still a fun glimpse into what Dan Campbell and the Lions could have in store for the NFC North matchup.
Campbell and the Lions are known for their aggressiveness and trick plays on offense. Thursday’s game presents an interesting opportunity for them, too, considering the Bears are in the midst of a five-game losing streak. The Penei Sewell trick play attempt could just be the tip of the iceberg.
However, Detroit’s defense will also face a surging Caleb Williams and the Bears offense. The rookie out of USC has put together two strong games since Chicago fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and promoted Thomas Brown to the role, including a 340-yard performance last week in an overtime loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
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Campbell pointed out Williams’ turnaround and what that means for the Lions’ defense. It’s one of the intriguing matchups on the Thanksgiving Day slate.
“It’s not easy for any quarterback coming into this league, I don’t care who you are,” Campbell said. “Everything happens so much faster. The athletes, the looks that you get, the amount of separation or the lack of amount of separation that you had in college. So, those get on you, it takes a minute. And in between knowing protections, ‘Am I hot on this, what’s the look, I know this is a disguise, I don’t know if this is a disguise, the nickel is coming.’
“There’s just a lot and so what I’ve been impressed with is just he has grown, he has grown every game but these last two I really feel like he’s taken off and what they’re doing with him has been really good for him and he just looks very composed. He doesn’t get frazzled, plays pretty fast, and he’s an accurate passer, big arm, and he’s got some guys that can get open for him.”