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It must have been hard for Ben Johnson to admit, given his area of expertise. But Sunday, he said, was the first time all year the Bears’ offense was what carried the team to victory.
Yes, it was against a defense that might end up as one of the worst of all time — none has ever allowed 260 passing yards and 160 rushing yards per game in a full season, the way the Bengals are now. But to paraphrase his locker room speech, Johnson wasn’t about to apologize.
“There were times this year that I felt like we won in spite of the offense,” the coach said Monday, one day after the Bears’ 47-42 win against the Bengals.