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Before Josh Blackwell made the game-saving block on Daniel Carlson’s 54-yard field-goal attempt, the Bears special teamer had spent all game sizing up the Las Vegas Raiders’ timing.

It was something long snapper Scott Daly spotted on tape and called attention to it.

“Earlier in the week, we had looked at the film and seen they have a little tendency with their snap ability,” Blackwell said. “And we got close (to blocking) the first two kicks. I was like, ‘I’m going to time this one good, I’m going to get this one.’”

Raiders long snapper Jacob Bobenmoyer snapped to holder AJ Cole, and Blackwell saw that Cole “reset the ball, like, literally a tilt.” Blackwell sprang in from the Raiders’ right edge and went airborne to block Carlson’s kick.

“I got a good jump,” he said with a smile.

Knowing he clinched the game for the Bears, an improbable 25-24 squeaker at Allegiant Stadium, it was an “out-of-body experience,” Blackwell said. “I was just too excited. I just took off right down the field” to celebrate with teammates in the end zone.

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