Matt Forte praises Ben Johnson's ability to disguise his play-calling (Hour 2)

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by former Bears running back Matt Forte, who praised first-year head coach Ben Johnson's offensive system and his ability to disguise his play-calling. After that, stand-up comedian Roy Wood Jr. joined the show to preview the MLB Awards, which he'll co-host with Dodgers star Mookie Betts on Thursday in Las Vegas.

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0:00.0	Here's the Chicago offense.
0:02.7	Matt Forte, Tulane University.
0:04.8	Touchdown Bears.
0:06.7	A dramatic catch by Matt Forte.
0:10.6	Matt Forte.
0:11.5	Forte.
0:12.5	50-yard run for a touchdown.
0:15.2	You know, just watching Matt Forte on film, watch him here, he can make those jump cuts.
0:20.1	I mean, he can plant that left foot and then jump way over to the right and then plant the right foot and go up field again.
0:26.9	Ten year NFL veteran. And I'm with Matt Forte. He'd have been great for me. I'd have given the ball 35 times.
0:35.0	You gave everybody the ball 35. He had hated me by the end of the season, but... Two-time Pro Bowl selection. Give me the game that you were like, man, I can't believe we won it from when you were playing. It's the Calvin Johnson fumble game. The initial indication of touchdown. The ruling on the field is that the runner did not complete the catch during the process of the catch.
0:55.7	From my side, hey, I take it.
0:56.3	That's a win.
0:58.5	After review, the ruling on the field stands.
0:59.5	It is an instant.
1:03.8	Boy, that's a tough point to explain to the Detroit Lions fans right now.
1:05.7	Chicago, it's a thrilling win.
1:09.9	Matt, I have a text here who texted into the show who said, September 12th, 2010.
1:13.8	I was almost late to my own wedding because of that game.
1:21.0	That's amazing. See, the loyalty runs deep.
1:25.9	Matt Forte with Spiegel and Holmes.
1:28.5	I think we're on record of Han Port and Matt he is.
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