It took three games, but the Chicago Bears finally got the Ben Johnson experience. Against the Dallas Cowboys, Johnson drew up a flea-flicker to bamboozle the defense . It was a relatively simple play compared to what Johnson did with the Detroit Lions, but it still was a thing of beauty.
The funny thing about the play, though, is what inspired Johnson to try the play. Former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is currently the Cowboys' defensive coordinator. After the game, Johnson said that they felt comfortable running the flea flicker after watching some film… which included some film from Eberflus' time coaching Chicago. Article Continues Below
The flea-flicker almost failed at first: running back D'Andre Swift's pitch to QB Caleb Williams was a bit too high, and almost left t