Never mind tonight’s hype behind DJ Moore or even D’Onta Foreman. We have another revenge game brewing!
The first blood drawn in Thursday’s prime-time matchup between the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears came courtesy of wideout Ihmir Smith-Marsette. The former Bear, at around the six-minute mark of the first quarter, took back a 79-yard punt return for a touchdown.
Take a look:
Ihmir Smith-Marsette takes one back against his former team 🏠📞#CARvsCHI on Prime Video
Also available on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/4MTENIL0r6— NFL (@NFL) November 10, 2023
Smith-Marsette’s house call, which probably came as no surprise to him, is the first for the franchise since 2017.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the electric runback:
wait, we did a good?
— The Charlotte Sports Despair (@SportsDespair) November 10, 2023
2 claps and a Ric Flair for a ST touchdown!! #KeepPounding
— Just Joan (@joanpzls) November 10, 2023
Ayo im at work literally SCREAMING lmao !!
— IamMontyFetti 🖤💙✊🏾 (@WestsideFetti) November 10, 2023
ISM!!!
— Ci🌞 (@PanthersCi) November 10, 2023
11 is him
— Not Frank Reich (@NotCoachReich) November 10, 2023
Great job ISM!
— Jarrett (J-ŘõÇK) (@Jdcostin910) November 10, 2023
Told y’all bout ISM! Y’all was hating on my guy!
— Unnecessary Bluntness Owner/Coach/QB (@DuncOnDemand) November 10, 2023
Actually nuts 😂 https://t.co/1Y7mchXHgX
— Panthers Culture 🥷🏽 (@PanthersCulture) November 10, 2023
Of all the Panthers-Bears narratives we set up this week…
I guess we overlooked the Ihmir Smith-Marsette revenge factor.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) November 10, 2023
Cannot believe I forgot about the Ihmir Smith-Marsette revenge game.
— Robert Mays (@robertmays) November 10, 2023
Maybe it’s just me but I’d like to see Carolina use Ihmir Smith-Marsette more on offense.
— Full-Time Dame 💰 (@DP_NFL) November 10, 2023
Ihmir Smith-Marsette just ran back a touchdown against the Chicago Bears
IHMIR SMITH-MARSETTE pic.twitter.com/bZJo75tpQw
— Kevin Lapka (@kevcharles112) November 10, 2023