Bears receiver/returner Jakeem Grant scores on a 46-yard catch-and-run touchdown Sunday against the Packers. | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images
It was also the longest punt-return score by any Bear — including Devin Hester — since 1960.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bears return man Jakeem Grant, who’s been pressed into action as a receiver the past few weeks, took a shovel pass from Justin Fields, running right to left, and ran 46 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter Sunday night at Lambeau FIeld.
Per NFL NextGen Stats, he ran 20.86 miles per hour at his fastest point during the touchdown. That’s the fastest any Bears player has run on a play from scrimmage this season.
Jakeem Grant reached a top speed of 20.86 mph on his 46-yard catch-and-run touchdown, the fastest speed reached by a Bears ball-carrier on a play from scrimmage this season.
Yards After Catch: 50
Expected YAC: 17
YAC Over Expected: +33#CHIvsGB | #DaBears pic.twitter.com/E4yGeg0UNH
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) December 13, 2021
That wasn’t even the most remarkable Grant moment of the half, though. With 1:54 to play, he returned a punt 97 yards, catching the ball at the 3, probing right and then cutting back left and sprinting up the sideline. It was the first punt return for a touchdown by any player in the NFL all season.
It was also the longest punt return score by any Bears player — including Devin Hester — since 1960.
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