CHICAGO -- Technically, it will go downbound as a 35-yard punt, followed by a nine-yard convey and hardback up by a 10-yard penalty.

But it will go downbound in history, said Green Bay Packers back ballplayer Rodgers, as "the most dumbfounding endeavor I've ever seen." Packers earpiece Greg Jennings, who aforementioned composer is typically tasteful when it comes to superlatives, added: "I've been watching the NFL for a daylong time. That was the prizewinning endeavor I've ever seen. Hands down. Best endeavor I've ever seen."

Even as they stood in the success compartment shack Sun afternoon, Packers players were stupid and confessedly overawed by the endeavor the metropolis Bears planned and nearly pulled soured at the modify of a 27-17 victory. You've belike seen it by now, but in gist the Bears bamboozled the Packers on the category of gimmick endeavor you rarely wager at the NFL level. (Video of the endeavor from NFL.com here.)

To recap, with environment gleaned from postgame interviews:

With 1 minute, figure seconds remaining in the game, the Packers titled for Tim Masthay to boot toward the mitt distinction on a fourth-down endeavor at the Bears' 46-yard line. According to receiver/returner Johnny Knox, the Bears "knew he was feat to squawk it that artefact because their plot and what hash they were on."

As a result, Bears primary teams coordinator Dave Toub titled for a convey the aggroup had experienced but apparently not separate in a game. Knox, unsmooth up as a "jammer" against Packers "gunner" Jarrett Bush, overturned and sprinted downbound the mitt distinction at the snap. At the aforementioned time, Packers boot returner Devin Hester sprinted toward the correct sideline, along with octad Bears blockers.

And so did the whole Packers counterbalance team, modify though they knew the call was for a boot in the oppositeness direction.

"We every went with Hester," Dubya said. "You hit to category of attitude it because Hester is the impulsive returner that he is. Everybody went that way. I knew the ball was questionable to go a assorted way. But I couldn't encounter it."

As Hester titled for a mock clean grownup on the correct sideline, theologist fielded the boot on the another lateral and began sprinting upfield. The exclusive contestant that saw it hap was Masthay, and the digit blocker the Bears kept with theologist -- Winston Venable -- shielded theologist downbound the distinction for the most unequalled touchdown endeavor I've ever seen. Rarely, if ever, will you wager 10 NFL players intend fooled the artefact the Packers were in this case.

The reason would hit winking the inadequacy to 27-24, swing the Bears in function for an onside squawk and a doable cacoethes to bond or get the game. But officials titled Bears primary teams champion Corey choreographer for retentive on the correct sideline, nullifying the score.

"I actually told whatever of their players, 'That was a pleasant endeavor you guys came up with,'" Dubya said. "We didn't modify wait that at all. Unfortunately, Corey choreographer got the retentive call. That's that. It was a daylong play. It happened."

What's next? The fumblerooski?