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The Bears hired Matt Nagy in 2018 to replicate the Chiefs offense, but he never could.
His best season was his first, when the Bears finished ninth in the NFL in points but only 21st in yards, the beneficiary of a league-best defense that gave Mitch Trubisky short fields and less-than-stressful end game situations.
The Bears hired Ben Johnson in January to replicate the Lions’ success. So far, it’s going better than any offense Nagy ever put together. Through eight games — roughly the halfway point of a 17-game slate — the Bears rank sixth in the NFL in points scored and fourth in yards gained.