After the game, I did my best at breaking down the Detroit Lions’ game-winning touchdown pass to Brock Wright. And while I think I did a pretty good job, my analysis doesn’t compare to that of the players playing the game.
When a play so thoroughly fools the opposing defense, the perspective of those defensive players becomes especially important. What did they see? What were they anticipating? Did something in their film study of the Lions cause them to be susceptible to such an effective fake?
Thankfully, we got answers to all of these questions from New York Jets cornerback D.