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Trick play on punt return gives Bears their first lead in 6 weeks

Morry Gash/AP

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A trick play on a punt return Sunday gave the Bears a 94-yard touchdown and a lead against the rival Packers.

About eight minutes into thegame, the Bears put receiver DJ Moore back to return a punt with their regular returner, Josh Blackwell, lined to block on the Bears’ right flank. When the ball was kicked, Blackwell sprinted back to the 6-yard line and caught it near the Bears’ sideline. Moore, on the opposite end of the field, pantomimed that was camping under the ball, drawing the attention of the Packers coverage unit.