Luther Burden and Caleb Williams worked on the play all week. Burden understood his assignment. It was all in the timing.

One. Two. Three. Go!

The Chicago Bears rookie receiver faked like he was going to run block, slowly scooting upfield to lull the defensive backs to sleep. Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kaiir Elam bit on the fake. He ran five yards toward the line of scrimmage before he realized what was happening. Safety Malik Hooker moved a step forward, too.

By then, it was too late.

Running back D’Andre Swift caught a pitch from Williams, then pitched the ball back to the quarterback. Swift’s pitch was far from perfect, but it got the job done and Williams released a quick deep ball for Burden.

Burden looked up and saw the football in the air.

“I think I saw a touchdown,” Burden sa

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