Why Ben Johnson's much-awaited Chicago Bears debut was like a pie in the face

Chicago Bears’ Ben Johnson sees a lot to ‘clean up’ from Monday’s opening loss — including his own coaching

After reviewing film from Monday night’s 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson didn’t see any glaring holes from his team’s performance, but did see a lot to “clean up.” “Some good football on tape but too much inconsistent stuff that popped up that we’ll address, we’ll clean up and we’ll keep it moving,” he told reporters via Zoom on Tuesday. “Effort wasn’t an issue. “But the execution has to improve, particularly…

Opener showed Bears head coach Ben Johnson is a rookie, too

During training camp, Johnson said no one adjusts better than his coaching staff. His head-coaching debut, however, proved otherwise.

Ben Johnson admits errors on challenge, late kickoff in Vikings game

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson has admitted to making several errors during the team’s 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night.

Chicago Bears Week 1: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Analysis: Ben Johnson's debut was nothing better health, accurate passing and maybe some sod that actually looks like grass can't help.

How Ben Johnson bungled the end of Bears coaching debut with timeout usage and kickoff decision

Johnson mismanaged the end of Chicago's Week 1 loss to the Vikings in more ways than one

Ben Johnson skewered over fourth-quarter decision as Bears collapse on ‘MNF’

Many on social media skewered Ben Johnson in his Bears coaching debut for not having his kicker boot the ball out of bounds to preserve the valuable two seconds before the two-minute warning, thus gaining essentially another timeout, or at least trying for an onside kick.