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Lions' Ben Johnson is pretty fast

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Mike Payton | Last updated 11/13/23

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson called one hell of a game on Sunday. The Lions put up 41 points and finished the day with 533 total yards of offense. That is pretty damn impressive. Almost as impressive as Johnson trying his hardest to keep up with Lions receiver Kalif Raymond on the sideline.

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Look at that speed. Raymond is so clearly faster, but Johnson shows that he's an effort guy and that his physical limitations won't hold him back. He eventually catches up after Kalif Raymond had been tackled 20 yards ahead of him.

All joking aside, you love to see coaching like this. Johnson drew up a really smart play here. He had the defense overload on the right thinking that the Lions were going to run and then he drew up just a short little pass to Raymond and let him work the open field while his OC cheered him on the whole way.

Teams are going to come sniffing around the Lions very soon hoping to steal Johnson away. They better make sure they make room for him to run up and down the sideline.

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