"Daly, the Bears long-snapper, gave a player report during the week on the Raiders' field goal unit and disclosed a tendency he spotted on film. It appeared subtle, but Las Vegas long-snapper Jacob Bobenmoyer would sometimes move the ball before snapping it on point-after attempts and field goals. Blackwell knew if he saw it in the game, he could get a jump on the snap and have a chance to block a kick."
""It's an incredible win, and that's just a testament to the team we have," Blackwell said. "I think we stacked a good week of practice and we kind of got this quote-unquote monkey off our back that we're not the 'same old Bears', we're different.""
"Since he arrived in Chicago in 2022, Blackwell has been part of his fair share of losses that resembled how the Raiders felt on Sunday. He's experienced failure to close out a game due to missed opportunities and gut-wrenching losses being cemented on the final play."
Josh Blackwell burst off the left edge to block Daniel Carlson's 54-yard field goal with 38 seconds remaining, securing a 25-24 Bears victory in Las Vegas. Long-snapper Scott Daly provided a player report noting Raiders long-snapper Jacob Bobenmoyer sometimes moved the ball before snapping on PATs and field goals. Blackwell used that detail to time his jump and block the kick. The win moved the Bears to 2-2 and gave the team confidence and momentum heading into a Week 5 bye, countering recent late-game collapses.
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