The Bears hired Johnson, 38, after three seasons as offensive coordinator for the Lions. In his first season, he helped them jump from 25th to fifth in scoring, then they finished fifth last season and led the NFL with 33.2 points per game this season.
Before the 2024 season started, there seemed to be a clear top quarterback in the NFC North, but who actually ended up being the best?
Bears Nation was not psyched when the team inked Matt Eberflus as their head coach. Same deal with Matt Nagy, John Fox, and Marc Trestman. They were kinda-sorta happy when Lovie Smith was brought into the fold, but that was mostly due to the fact that Smith was replacing the justifiably maligned Dick Jauron.
The Green Bay Packers were knocked out of the NFC Playoffs thanks to a Wild Card round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Green Bay managed just 10 points in that
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bears officially announced Ben Johnson as the team's head coach on Tuesday. Johnson, 38, is the 19th head coach in the franchise's 105-year history. Johnson has served as the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator since 2022.
New Bears HC Ben Johnson joined FS1's "Breakfast Ball" and "The Herd" to share what he might do to unlock Caleb Williams' potential.
Chicago has hired Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson to be their next head coach. The toughest division in the NFL could get even more competitive.
Unfortunately, the coaching situation was far worse than anyone could have imagined, and the Bears fired two coaches, Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, over the course of just 17 days.
Exactly zero Chicago Bears fans have any in revisiting the NFC North’s final 2024 standings. But for the sake of this exercise, it must be done, so hold your n
For the Chicago Bears, the 2024 season began as one of the most optimistic campaigns in recent history. The team was expected to threaten for a playoff berth af
Coming off a 5-12 season and a last-place finish in the NFC North, it was clear changes needed to be made in Halas Hall. One piece of the puzzle was implemented when Chicago hired Ben Johnson as head coach on Monday.
Chicago Bears fans are fired up for the Ben Johnson era. The Bears hired him to be their next head coach this week after the Detroit Lions lost to the Washington Commanders in the NFC divisional round.