Sean Payton used a trick play the Bears used against the Saints last week for Jameis Winston’s TD throw

Sean Payton waited just one week to bust out a trick play he saw the Bears run against the Saints.

The best NFL coaches steal ideas. Sean Payton, being one of the best coaches in the league, is not above stealing plays and Sunday’s game against the Bucs showed why.

With the Saints trailing the Bucs in the second quarter, Payton dialed up a trick play that put Alvin Kamara at quarterback and backup QB Jameis Winston out at receiver. Kamara took the snap and flipped it to Emmanual Sanders, who then flipped it to Winston. Meanwhile, Tre’Quan Smith had snuck downfield and was open for the easiest deep touchdown pass of Winston’s career. And just like that, New Orleans was back in the lead…

Here are the Next Gen Stats dots of the play…

It was a beautifully designed play, but we shouldn’t give Payton too much credit. He just saw the Bears run this same exact play design against his defense a week ago. When I say the same exact play, I mean that literally. The formation was identical too.

Javon Wims couldn’t haul in Mitch Trubisky’s throw, but it was a lot more contested than what Smith had to deal with. That’s because Payton waited for the Bucs to have only one safety deep to run the play. The Bears ran the play against a two-high safety look, and that extra safety was able to get back into the play just enough to force the drop.

Once Nagy gets over what could have been if Wims makes the catch, he’ll probably crack a smile. Payton stealing one of your designs has to be a confidence booster.