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The Bears opened scoring on Sunday with a punt return for a touchdown aided by some well-executed misdirection. Midway through the first quarter, the Packers Daniel Whelan punted from the Chicago ...
Standard returns: The primary decision for a kick returner is whether to attempt a return. Typically, if a returner catches a kickoff or punt in the "red zone" (between the receiving team's own end zone and the 20-yard line), they will try to advance the ball, even if only to gain a few yards.
When a punt is fielded by the receiving team and advanced for better field position. The punt returner generally attempts to move the ball as far up the field as possible. Alternatively, they can signal for a fair catch or allow the ball to go into the end zone for a touchback. A receiver can also immediately punt the ball back, though this ...
A punt return is one of the receiving team's options to respond to a punt. A player positioned about 35–45 yards from the line of scrimmage (usually a wide receiver or return specialist ) will attempt to catch or pick up the ball after it is punted by the opposing team's punter.
The Vikings appeared to initially take control of the game on a muffed Bears punt in the third quarter. With Minnesota leading, 17-10, Chicago return specialist DeAndre Carter waved off a return ...
Daniel Hardy blocked Ryan Stonehouse's punt and Owens scooped up the ball at the Tennessee 21 and sprinted into the end zone for the score. It pared Tennessee's lead to 17-10. Bears block the punt ...
On December 12, 2021, Grant broke the Bears' franchise record for longest punt return for a touchdown by scoring on a 97-yard punt return in a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The return is the tenth longest punt returned for a touchdown in NFL history. [2]
Most of the Packers in coverage converged on Moore and other Bears, creating a clear lane for Blackwell on a 94-yard touchdown. That play enabled Chicago to end the first quarter ahead 7-3 despite ...