It didn’t take long for Lions head coach Dan Campbell to live up to his reputation of being aggressively unpredictable. On the second Detroit drive of the Week 1 debut in Kansas City, Campbell made it known that he’s playing to win.
Facing 4th-and-2 from their own 17, the Lions dialed up a fake punt. A direct snap to reserve LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin caught the Chiefs off guard. It caught the fans in Arrowhead Stadium off guard. And the successful gamble caught social media off guard too.
Buy Lions TicketsThe Lions capitalized on the gutsy call and wound up scoring the year’s first touchdown when Jared Goff found Amon-Ra St. Brown for a short TD strike.
Here are some of the best reactions to the Lions fake punt in Week 1.
(Or should I say, the first fake punt?)
FAKE PUNT!!!!!!
IT TAKES JUST 6 MINUTES OF THE NEW SEASON TO SEE THE TRICK PLAYS….AT THEIR OWN 17
DAN CAMPBELL HAS BALLS THE SIZE OF JUPITER!
— Roar of the Lions UK (@ROTL_UK) September 8, 2023
DAN CAMPBELL pic.twitter.com/PRdjmXU4X3
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) September 8, 2023
WOW. Fake punt @Lions
— Barry Sanders (@BarrySanders) September 8, 2023
Stone Cold Dan Campbell fake punt from inside his own 20.
— Jarrett Bailey (@JBaileyNFL) September 8, 2023
kneecap-biting behavior
— Luke Easterling (@LukeEasterling) September 8, 2023
Dan Campbell wasting NO time.
— Guzman Wye Gomez (@jwyeNFL) September 8, 2023
I love you Dan Campbell
— ACAB (@DFF_Blizzard) September 8, 2023
THEY GOT A KNEECAP
— Justis Mosqueda (@JuMosq) September 8, 2023
Dan Campbell wasting no time breaking kneecaps here in 2023
— Billy “Arm Wrestled Travis Bagent” Riccette (@Billy_Riccette) September 8, 2023
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) September 8, 2023
— NFL Philosophy (@NFLosophy) September 8, 2023
