Aside from the Caleb Williams injury, the Bears’ offensive issues, and the loss to the Vikings, the worst part of Sunday was knowing, as it played out, that I’d have to take medicine today. I wrote on Friday that the lead-up to that game felt different than the storyline of the chess match between Ben Johnson and Brian Flores. And it was, but in the most painfully opposite way.
The storyline was a hotly contested battle of adjustments between Johnson and Flores, kind of like we saw last season, with both getting one point in the win column at the final whistle. I didn’t think we’d get that. I thought we were on a crash course for something that bucked the storyline, and I thought the Bears offense would pick up where they left off. I was right; the storyline was bucked. There was no hotly contested battle of adjustments. Unfortunately for the Bears, Flores earned the emphatic win on Sunday, not Johnson. So, here I am, taking my medicine. I was wrong, and that was a brutal Sunday. This time, I just have to tip my cap to Brian Flores on a job well done (hopefully so well done that he gets a head coaching job somewhere else, in the AFL or college, preferably). But as Caleb Williams said to the team after the game (via The Athletic’s Kalyn Kahler on X): “Let it hurt, let it sting, watch the tape, clean it up, get back to 1-0 next week.” Sep 20, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) lies on the field with an apparent injury against the Minnesota Vikings during the second half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, is it safe to say that, for as good as Brian Flores’ defense was and as bad as Ben Johnson’s offense was, we’re probably two (maybe three) plays away from the Bears being 2-0? If D’Andre Swift doesn’t fumble at the goal line and Cairo Santos’ field goal isn’t blocked on the drive where Williams got hurt, we’d likely be having a different conversation. But when you play as sloppily as the Bears did (and it was as sloppy as the weather on Sunday), losing is the karmic outcome. Chicago was penalized eight times for 58 yards, and they were abysmal on third down (5-for-15). Sprinkle in three scoreless trips to the red zone, where the team reached the 1, 5, and 12-yard lines of Minnesota, and you have a game where the losing team deserved to lose. Garrett Bradbury was awful, Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III have been non-existent, and while I thought Loveland’s Week 1 usage was fine despite the zero-catch output, seeing Sam Roush be equally targeted this week, while having about as bad a game as you possibly could, was a misstep by Johnson. Regardless of who is under center next week, Johnson would be wise to lean into his playmakers and be a little less cutesy. Aug 22, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Chicago Bears tight end Sam Roush (87) after a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn ImagesMORE: Sam Roush Had an Awful Soldier Field Debut
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Bears head coach Ben Johnson spoke with reporters on Monday and said he doesn’t believe Caleb Williams will practice this week, but he’s not ruling him out for Monday’s contest with the Philadelphia Eagles just yet. “He’s right now working through every avenue that he’s got available to get back on track here. We’ll see what that looks like. Here’s what I know. This guy’s a little bit different than the average human being,” Johnson said. Of course, I don’t want to see Williams rushed back into action at the risk of further injury, or even a less-than-100 percent version of Williams, but I’d feel a lot better watching him under center next Monday than Tyson Bagent. No knock on Bagent, but Williams is one of the best. We’ll see how things play out this week.Hence then, the article about bears bits taking my medicine sunday sloppiness a pulse on defense more was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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