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Matt Eberflus: Jaylon Johnson’s injury no excuse for coverage

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Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson tackles Detroit Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond during the fourth quarter at Soldier Field on Sunday. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson missed most of the Lions’ second possession Sunday. When he returned, he looked uncomfortable. Johnson had been limited in the past two practices with an oblique injury.

On a crucial play in the fourth quarter, though, Johnson was in coverage on perhaps the Lions’ most important pass play. On third-and-eight with 3:14 to play, quarterback Jared Goff completed a 44-yard pass to tight end Tom Kennedy.