Tyrique Stevenson saw the football — and he wanted it.

He chased Dallas Cowboys running back Javonte Williams down the left sideline Sunday at Soldier Field.

“I just realized he didn’t want it,” Stevenson said.

Stevenson, coming up from behind Williams, threw a left hook at the football. In one fell swoop, Stevenson punched the ball out of Williams’ arms, yanked it from his grasp with two hands and landed both feet on the ground before his momentum carried him out of bounds.

It happened too fast to comprehend at live speed. A replay review confirmed Stevenson recovered the fumble inbounds. The “Peanut Punch” is practiced across the NFL by defenders nowadays, but rarely is one executed with such swift perfection.

It was the perfect start in Week 3 for a Chicago Bears defense that was r

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