The Chicago Bears not only got their first win of the season, but also the first victory of the Ben Johnson era. And they did it in style.
On Sunday, the Bears took on the Dallas Cowboys, and utterly embarrassed them by the score of 31-14. Quarterback Caleb Williams threw for four touchdown passes in the best game of his young NFL career, while the defense forced four turnovers. Not to mention, the Bears pulled out a huge trick play in the form of a flea flicker touchdown pass from Williams to rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III.
As if Bears fans couldn't be pumped enough, the team released the post-game speech from Johnson. To say that the players were fired up was an understatement.
Ben Johnson post-game speech was the complete opposite of Matt Eberflus'
Johnson shouted out the offense for their work, while comparing how ineffective the Cowboys were on offense. Johnson then gave game balls to Williams and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, who recorded15 total tackles and two interceptions. Williams then gave a game ball to Johnson for picking up his first win as a head coach, and he was mobbed by multiple players congratulating him.
At the end of the video, Johnson led the team in a chant which the entire locker room did proudly. That chant was "Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good gets better and your better gets best."
This is a far cry from how the Bears locker room was when Matt Eberflus picked up his first win as Bears head coach back in 2022 in the team's home opener. While there were cheers for Eberflus, it was nowhere near as deafening as the players' reaction for Johnson and the home win. Take a look at the video provided by Brendan Sugrue of The Bears Wire.
Bears fans will remember Eberflus' tenure as head coach with very few fond memories. His best season came in 2023 with a 7-10 record.
The 2024 season, Williams's first as quarterback, was an unmitigated disaster due in part to Eberflus's coaching ability. The final straw for Ebeflus was a disastrous Thanksgiving loss to the Detroit Lions, where he didn't call his final timeout to potentially kick a game-tying field goal in the closing seconds of the game against the Detroit Lions, a team that Johnson was the offensive coordinator of. The next day, the Bears fired Eberflus.
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It is ironic that Johnson got his first win as Bears head coach against the Cowboys, who hired Eberflus to be their defensive coordinator. The vibes in Chicago are high, as the Bears look to pick up their second win of the season against a win-less Las Vegas Raiders team.