Back in May, Jeffri Chadiha of NFL Network mentioned one of the three biggest takeaways for the Chicago Bears—“Ben Johnson’s reunion comes early: It won’t take long for the new Bears head coach to meet up with his former team. The ex-Lions offensive coordinator will see Detroit in Week 2 in what should be a fun matchup. The Bears have been loading up this offseason to give Johnson the offense he needs, and the Lions will be breaking in a new defensive coordinator(in Kelvin Sheppard).”
Now that the matchup is finally here, Detroit Lions head coach
Dan Campbell says, “We are going to win this game. We have to.” And Chicago Bears head coach
Ben Johnson responds, “We gotta turn the page quickly in Detroit.”
Who’s going to win? We can’t wait to find out! For now, what else did the head coaches say? And—more importantly—what does NBC Sports’ Mike Florio think about this much-anticipated faceoff between two friends? Let’s read on.
Dan Campbell wants to win against his friend Ben Johnson while the Chicago Bears’ head coach aims for a quick turnaround in Detroit
Talking to Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News, Dan Campbell assured that he’s going to win against his friend’s team:
“Ben(Johnson)’s my friend. He’s always going to be my friend. But nothing about that’s going to change. We’re going on, getting ready to play Chicago. We’re going to win this game. We have to.”
After losing to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1, Ben Johnson promised a quick turnaround in Detroit:
“No one’s going to feel sorry for us. This is going to be a quick turnaround here to get going for Sunday in Detroit, our first road game. We gotta turn the page here quickly.”
Super Bowl hopes for the Detroit Lions vs questions about Ben Johnson’s role as Bears head coach
On September 14, Mike Florio of NBC Sports reported that it’s a big game for both head coaches.
Ben Johnson’s Monday Night loss to the Minnesota Vikings, coupled with another loss against his former team, the Detroit Lions, would drop the Chicago Bears to 0-2. That would raise questions about whether Johnson is more suited for a coordinator’s role than a head coach.
On the other hand, Dan Campbell entered the 2025 season with Super Bowl dreams, and a 0-2 start against divisional rivals would make the Detroit Lions the NFL’s most disappointing team through two weeks.
On Sunday, Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions defeated Ben Johnson's Chicago Bears by a shocking score of 52-21. Looks like, Mike Florio's former prediction might come true - "If the Chicago Bears drop to 0-2, questions would be raised whether Johnson is more suited for a coordinator's role than a head coach."
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