Lawrence recognizes the coverage pre snap. ND was in single high with Hamilton as safety.
Lawrence has his match up, Crawford on Rodgers. He’s going to this the entire time but now he has to make it work.
Here is what sets Lawrence apart. He knows Hamilton doesn’t have run responsibility. ND already has numbers in the box. The Play Action isn’t going to make Hamilton bite.
So he has to look him off and he does a masterful job. As soon as Hamilton makes the slights move towards the opposite side of Rodgers he makes the throw to Rodgers.
Crawford was beat, Hamilton was late, throw was on the money.
Even if Crawford wasn’t beat, Lawrence was throwing to Rodgers to see if he could make a play since ND was committing to the run based on their look.