From the outside looking in, it certainly seemed like the Detroit Lions emptied the bag when it came to their offensive trick play calls against the Dallas Cowboys last week. Still clearly a little perturbed from the result of last year’s Dallas game—when a go-ahead trick play to Taylor Decker was nullified by a wrongful penalty—the Lions had a handful of sneaky plays they unleashed against the Cowboys. There was a reverse flea flicker, a lateral to offensive tackle Penei Sewell, a pass to Decker, and several plays in which both Decker and jumbo package tackle Dan Skipper reported as eligible—a clear reference to that ill-fated play from last year.
Why Lions OC Ben Johnson is not worried about ‘wasting’ trick plays vs. Cowboys
