With 14:56 left in the second quarter of the Week 5 matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, running back MarShawn Lloyd set the tone.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love handed the ball off to Lloyd and ran right, following his blocks. Around the Bears’ three-yard line, cornerback Jaylon Johnson braced for impact and tried to tackle the 5-foot-9, 220-pound runner. Lloyd lowered his shoulder and delivered a violent hit that sent Johnson backward to the ground, and the Bears’ top cornerback watched Lloyd get into the end zone.
That play set the tone for the rest of the game. Green Bay beat down Chicago, 31-7, dropping the Bears to 3-2 on the season and 0-2 in the division. This is back-to-back seasons since the Bears dropped their first two division games.
To add insult to injury, Lloyd’s touchdown also earned Kyle Brandt’s “Angry Run” Scepter on Good Morning Football. It’s hard to argue that any other play made in Week 5 was more violent and powerful than the seven-yard score.
Jaylon Johnson getting run over is just proof that Bears got trouble on their hands
While Lloyd and the Packers’ running game are trending up, Johnson and the Bears’ defense are trending down. Through the first five games of the year, Johnson has caught 77.3% of targets, for 17 receptions and 286 yards.
According to Pro Football Focus, Johnson has a 44.3 tackling grade and earned a season-low 28.6 grade after the Week 5 game against Green Bay.
The Chicago Bears’ defense needed Johnson to revert to the dominant player he was before injuries severely impacted his 2025 season. He tore the adductor off his pelvic bone before training camp, forcing him to miss the entire preseason, and then in Week 2 against Detroit, he sustained a core muscle injury and was placed on injured reserve. He wasn’t the same player during the nine games that he played last season, and he’s not the same player right now.
Head coach Ben Johnson said during the summer that Jaylon Johnson ended training camp strong. Before Chicago’s joint practice with the Tennessee Titans, defensive coordinator Dennis Allen thought the Bears’ cornerback was starting to look more like himself and said, “We need him to play at a very high level for us to be successful.”
Well, that hasn’t been the case for Jaylon. The defense is coming off a performance where they allowed Packers quarterback Jordan Love to complete 25 of 31 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns. Green Bay also took the top off Chicago’s defense all game.
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If Jaylon wants to change the narrative around him, he needs to improve his overall play. Right now, he’s on the wrong end of “Angry Runs” – a place no defender wants to find himself.
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