Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson was asked earlier this week if he had considered how Detroit Lions fans would feel about him leaving the Motor City to take the head coaching job in Chicago.
“You have to make tough decisions,” Johnson said, explaining that he and his family felt that taking the head coaching job with the Bears made the most sense for them.
Johnson made it clear that his decision to leave Detroit wasn’t easy and involved saying goodbye to many close friends. On Sunday, Lions fans made it clear that they weren’t happy with his decision, as “F— Ben Johnson” chants rang out at Ford Field in Detroit during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s demolition of the Bears.
“You lose a game like that, man, it’s a kick in the teeth,” Johnson said of the 52-21 homecoming beatdown in Detroit. “Nothing about that feels good.”
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson watches a play against the Detroit Lions during the second half at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Sept 14, 2025.Lions Embarrass the Bears in Ben Johnson’s Return to Detroit
Wasn’t it fun last week, the whole “Detroit’s offense is cooked without Ben Johnson” narrative that was floating around?
“I think we only scored 50 points once or twice under Ben,” Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams said after the game. “This is our (offensive coordinator’s) second game and we put up 50. So … there’s not really a dropoff without Ben. Shoutout to Ben. He’s a great coach, a great playcaller. But you know we made plays, man. To me, we just got to go out there and make plays. I really didn’t see a difference or a dropoff with the different coaches from Ben to Johnny Mo’. But Johnny Mo’ (went) out there and called a great game for us this week and we scored 50 points.”
Either the demise of the Lions offense without Johnson was overblown, the Green Bay Packers’ defense is that good, or the Bears’ defense is that bad. Whatever is true, it isn’t good for the Chicago Bears, who surrendered 334 yards and five touchdowns to Jared Goff on Sunday, while allowing the two-headed monster of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery to rush for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
“Embarrassing loss,” safety Kevin Byard III told reporters after the game. “It’s a look-in-the-mirror game, for sure.”
His partner in the Bears’ defensive backfield, Jaquan Brisker, also called the loss embarrassing.
“S—, I ain’t never got 50 put on me ever in my life,” safety Jaquan Brisker said. “Ever. Not even in a video game. So that s— was crazy to me. I never, ever had it happen. Definitely was embarrassing, but we just gotta clean things up.”
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (0), left, runs for a first down against the Chicago Bears as quarterback Jared Goff (16), right, cheers on during the second half at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Sept 14, 2025.As if the beatdown and 0-2 start weren’t bad enough, cornerback Jaylon Johnson and linebacker T.J. Edwards both re-aggravated their injuries and had to leave the game, leaving their status for Week 3 uncertain.
Chicago, We Have a Problem (But It Wasn’t Caleb Williams, Today) …
We’re two weeks into the season, and Chicago has a primetime meltdown and a thorough whipping to show for their efforts, both of which came at the hands of NFC North opponents.
The defense has looked atrocious for the last five quarters, and the offense, while better on Sunday, hasn’t scored nearly enough points. Injuries are mounting to key players, and the vibes are bad all around.
But quarterback Caleb Williams insisted after the game that they’re onto the next opponent.
“This game’s over, they scored a bunch of points, we didn’t score enough,” Williams said. “That’s how football works. You don’t score a lot of points when you go out there, you tend to lose the game. And so being able to move on to the next game, next play, whatever the case may be, is where we’re focused.”
I wish I shared Williams’ optimism.
This is ugly, and part of me wants to have a serious conversation about GM Ryan Poles and his roster construction. But we’ll save that for this week.
Speaking of Williams, the second-year quarterback was better today. Read: Better.
Williams completed 19-of-30 passes for 207 yards, two touchdowns, one interception, and a 91.9 passer rating. Williams didn’t have an incredible performance, but he took a step in the right direction this week.
“First game, I missed a couple passes,” he said. “I think this game, I hit some key passes and didn’t feel like anything was off. My footwork Sept 14lid, and I was hitting my guys.”
Sep 14, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo (94) tackles Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) during the second quarter of the game at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn ImagesI wrote earlier this week that Williams and Rome Odunze’s connection was a silver lining from last week’s loss to Minnesota, and I have to say, today falls into the same bucket. Williams targeted Odunze 11 times, with the pair hooking up seven times for 128 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the loss to Detroit.
DJ Moore has the next most targets at six, catching five for 46 yards. Also notable is that Colston Loveland has just one target and did not catch any passes.
Johnson called today’s loss a kick in the teeth. But will it be enough of a blow to wake up these hibernating Bears? It’s going to be an interesting week at Halas Hall.
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