Nothing is ever as good as it seems, and nothing is ever as bad as it seems. Generally, no matter how good or bad a football game goes, that rule applies. Of course, there can be exceptions. Some things were every bit as bad as they seemed on Sunday; others weren’t.
The Bears played their worst game of the Ben Johnson era. It’s not exactly what we wanted to see (duh), but it might be a nice reality check for this team and front office: This group has a lot of potential, but it still has holes to fill. But there’s plenty of time to do that before these two teams meet again on Christmas.
Let’s recap everything 24 hours later.
Oct 11, 2026; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson looks on during warmups before the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-Imagn ImagesBears 24-Hour Rule
There’s nowhere else to start but the quarterback play. Tyson Bagent was really bad. Like really, really bad. Bad enough that if Caleb Williams can’t start next weekend, I think you have to go with Case Keenum. When I said in the beginning that there were exceptions to the “nothing is as bad as it seems” rule, this is one of them. His two interceptions were terrible, and on the first, he tried to force the ball into triple coverage. He was missing or not even seeing open receivers. The Packers did a nice job taking away the quick stuff over the middle, but Bagent also didn’t seem patient enough to work through his reads and let things open up. He got away with a few INTs wiped out due to penalties last week. He wasn’t so lucky this week. It also felt like Ben Johnson didn’t fully trust his backup quarterback. And, really, I can’t really blame him. It was a bad day for the Bears’ play caller. He’s a great head coach and a great football mind, but it again felt like maybe he out-thought himself. The Bears thrive on running the ball. Granted, they went down early, but it felt like they never really gave committing to the run a chance. Instead, it was a lot of east-and-west junk rather than the hard-nosed, tough, north-and-south football that has made Johnson’s time here so successful.CHECK OUT THE BN BEARS PODCAST: Apple | Spotify | YouTube
It’s fair to wonder why Johnson has struggled so much in the NFC North (2-6 in the regular season), we also need to look at each game individually. On Sunday, Bagent was terrible. It’s hard to win in the NFL with a backup quarterback, and even harder on the road against a divisional rival with all the bulletin-board material in the world. The two home games against Minnesota were both very winnable; Chicago didn’t execute. The first Detroit game last year was the ultimate wake-up call that the Bears needed a true culture shift, and the Lions did an amazing job exploiting the Bears’ defensive weaknesses. Despite the poor division record, Ben Johnson led the Bears to an NFC North title last year. He needs to turn that record around this season, but if he can, I think Chicago will win the division again. I’m nowhere near panicked yet. We’ve discussed it, but I think we’re close to or at the point where we have to have a difficult conversation about Jaylon Johnson. Teams are just flat-out picking on him. Receivers are running by him with ease. He doesn’t look like he’s running well. He either never fully recovered from the core issue he had last year, or his best days are just fully behind him. Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen’s defenses play fast and with aggression. When you play fast and aggressively, your corners can’t get beat quickly. Johnson is really struggling with that. We might be at the point where adding a cornerback at the trade deadline is a bigger need than adding on the defensive line, though there’s no reason both needs can’t be addressed. Oct 11, 2026; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift (4) carries the ball against the Green Bay Packers during the second quarter at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images I thought the running back usage was odd yesterday. With Kyle Monangai out, I figured we’d get a heavy dose of D’Andre Swift. Swift got more snaps than Roschon Johnson, but I was surprised by how often we saw Johnson. And he seemed to really struggle. I’m not sure if there’s an option on the practice squad or elsewhere, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Bears weigh their options on a third running back. Hopefully Monangai gets back soon, because the run game felt very off without him. I also wonder if Swift might have been a little banged up, since he’s missed a good amount of practice this year, and we didn’t take the field again after his fumble last week. If we’re going to look at positives (there weren’t many), I thought the defensive line was solid again. Austin Booker got after the quarterback. The run defense was fairly stout. For a group with very low expectations heading into the season, I think they’ve been more than OK so far. Now, I’d love to see GM Ryan Poles add Khalil Mack to this group, but through five games, I think this group has been a big positive. I’ll be very interested to see if Caleb Williams is back in the lineup next week. I think he’s probably healthy enough to play, given his intense workout before Sunday’s game. But are they willing to bring him back on Sunday with such a quick turnaround to Thursday Night Football the following week? Had they won on Sunday, I think he’d have sat one more week. But given how poorly the quarterback play was, it wouldn’t shock me at all to see him take the field on Sunday against Atlanta, which has quarterback issues of its own if Michael Penix Jr. can’t play.MORE: Instant Grades | Game Recap | Five Lessons Learned | Bagent Fails Test
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