Ben Johnson Didn't Hold Back on Bears Issues vs. Packers

The Chicago Bears were humbled on Sunday by the Green Bay Packers. 

They came into Week 5 as the favored team against the Packers. Yet, the Packers showed that was a mistake. Green Bay beat Chicago 31-7 at Lambeau Field. The Bears haven't won a game at Lambeau Field since the 2024 regular-season finale. 

Even Packers radio admitted that, for once, the Bears looked like the better team going into the game. The Bears were downright embarrassed. 

Jordan Love threw for 367 passing yards and two touchdowns. Marshawn Lloyd was limited to 31 rushing yards, but the Bears couldn't keep him from scoring when he got close to their end zone. 

On offense, the Bears couldn't seem to do anything right either. Tyson Bagent started the game but was benched after throwing for 87 passing yards and two interceptions. 

Case Keenum came in and didn't do much better. Keenum finished with 108 passing yards and one interception. 

After finishing with at least 100 rushing yards as a team in every game this year, that trend ended on Sunday. Even in the 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the Bears still had 134 rushing yards. 

On Sunday, Chicago had 81 rushing yards. After being predicted to have a solid game, D'Andre Swift had just 43 rushing yards and one touchdown. 

Everything that helped the Bears get three wins heading into the game, they didn't do on Sunday. Head coach Ben Johnson held nothing back at his post-game press conference. 

"You know, really, the things that we had done well in the three victories that we had this year, they didn't show up today," Johnson said. "So, we didn't take care of the football. Five turnovers on offense. We didn't execute at a high level in the run game or the passing game. And then, defensively, we let the ball over our head too many times. So, four passes over 40 yards or more. So, you know, credit to Green Bay. They came out; we knew we were going to get their best shot, and we sure did. I thought we had our opportunities to get back into that game, and we didn't maximize those opportunities. We'll go ahead, and we'll look at this tape, and we'll clean it up."

The Bears proved in their last two games that they didn't need Caleb Williams to win. That wasn't the case against the Packers. 

Neither Bagent nor Keenum could get anything going. The Packers stifled the running game, and the rest of the offense struggled as a result. 

That was the big difference in this game.

For once, the Bears couldn't run the football very well. They did that against the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets. It led to success, and they were able to execute the offense the way they wanted, even with Bagent or Keenum in the game. 

The Bears will have to go back to the drawing board after a frustrating loss to their rival. They are on the road again in Week 6, taking on the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 

Hopefully, Williams will have a chance of returning because the offense really needs it after what we saw take place on Sunday. 

Kickoff is set for noon CT on Fox.