Josh Blackwell reveals detail that led to blocked field goal to seal Bears' win

It certainly wasn't the prettiest of wins, but the Chicago Bears got it done on Sunday and they'll head into their bye on a two-game winning streak after beating the Las Vegas Raiders 25-24.

After Caleb Williams led the Bears offense on a 11-play, 69 yard touchdown drive to take the lead, the Raiders got a nice kickoff return from Dylan Laube and started the ensuing drive at their own-42 yard line. But they couldn't get much going on five subsequent plays and had to settle for a 54-yard field goal attempt by Daniel Carlson.

It was no chip shot of course, even nowadays when anything less than a 60-yard field goal attempt somehow feels makeable, but it was certainly well in range for the underrated Daniel Carlson.

But, continuing with another trend we've seen around the league in recent weeks, defensive back Josh Blackwell blocked Carlson's attempt at a game-winning field goal to seal the victory for the Bears.

Josh Blackwell reveals tip he got that led to blocked field goal

Oftentimes, a play like the one Blackwell made has roots in preparation during the week and something that was picked up on during film study.

Blackwell joined Jeff Joniak of Marquee Sports Network on "The Official Bears Postgame Live!" on the field at Allegiant Stadium after the game, and he revealed the tip the field goal blocking team got during the week.

“Like everybody stayed in it, believed in it, and throughout the week, Scott Daly had given us a little tip with the snapper,” Blackwell told Joniak. “He would move the ball right before he would snap it, and the first two, we got really good jumps. I’m like, ‘I’m close. I’m going to get one.’ HT [Bears special teams coach Richard Hightower] was like, we got to get this kick blocked, and I got a good jump.”

Presumably via his weekly studying of the opposing long snapper, as he probably also tries to eliminate similar cues in his own operation if he finds them, Bears long snapper Scott Daly saw how Raiders long snapper Jacob Bobenmoyer moves the ball right before he snaps it. He brought it to his teammates on the kick blocking teams, and the advantage came to full fruition in the biggest moment of Sunday's game.

Blackwell credited the jump he was able to get off the snap for being able to come off the edge clean like he did to block the kick. After he lay out to block the ball with his right hand, he said he had “an out-of-body experience” and ran toward the opposite end zone in celebration.

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Sunday's game was surely an "out of body experience" for Bears fans, good or bad depending on the specific point in the game, but thanks to Blackwell it became a mark in the win column when it looked like it could've been a deflating loss.