Chicago Bears cornerback Josh Blackwell. Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Watch: Bears score 94-yard TD on incredible punt return vs. Packers

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Jan 5, 2025 2:13 PM ET

Chicago Bears fans have had little to celebrate this season, so they should enjoy a sweet punt return touchdown in Sunday's road game against the Green Bay Packers.

Midway through the first quarter, Green Bay punted on a 4th-and-6 at Chicago's 44-yard line. Bears third-year cornerback Josh Blackwell fielded the ball along Chicago's sideline and returned it for a 94-yard touchdown.

BEARS FOOLED THEM ON THE MISDIRECTION PUNT RETURN

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According to Next Gen Stats, Blackwell returned the punt from a right cornerback alignment, traveling 138.3 yards from snap to score. That is the longest distance traveled by a ball-carrier since 2019. Former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland traveled 141 yards on a 100-yard fumble return TD in a 34-30 win over the Detroit Lions on Sept. 29, 2019.

Josh Blackwell (94-yd Punt Return TD)

Blackwell fielded the punt from a right cornerback alignment, traveling 138.3 yards from snap to score, the most distance traveled by a ball carrier on a TD since Week 4, 2019 (Bashaud Breeland 100-yd fumble TD, 141.0).#CHIvsGB | #DaBears pic.twitter.com/FgMCUJdiKt
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Blackwell didn't return punts in his first two seasons with Chicago. Through his first 16 games, he had six punt returns for 52 yards. The Bears may need him to keep providing a spark.

Chicago's offense has sputtered throughout the season. In their first 16 games, the Bears ranked 29th in the league in points scored (17.9).

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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