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This is what the Bears signed up for when they hired Ben Johnson.
Finally, after two dreary, discouraging losses to begin the season, Johnson got his first victory as a head coach Sunday with a 31-14 win over the Cowboys. It also was the first time the Bears won at Soldier Field in almost a calendar year.
The excitement was back in the stadium for the first time in a long time, and Johnson dazzled fans with creativity they hadn’t seen since last December when he was the Lions’ offensive coordinator and hit the Bears with the infamous “Stumblebum” play as he launched his candidacy for their head-coaching vacancy.