{"id":1054232,"date":"2026-11-14T02:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T02:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1054232\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T02:36:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T02:36:23","slug":"ben-johnson-is-giving-the-bears-something-no-other-nfl-team-has","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1054232\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Johnson is giving the Bears something no other NFL team has"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Johnson undeniably did great things with the Chicago Bears<\/a> in his first season with the team, in 2025. They went from the bottom of the NFC North straight to the top. They didn’t go all the way, but what a turnaround.<\/p>\n

Now, he appears to be doing it again. There’s a lot of football left to be played, but the Bears are 7-2 and at the top of the NFC North going into Week 10. There’s nothing to cry about there.<\/p>\n

But they have to keep at it, because the NFC North is a tough division. It’s one of the strongest in the league. Between the Bears, Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, Detroit Lions<\/a> and Green Bay Packers<\/a>, this division has four franchises that are all serious about going all the way. But those other teams don’t have something the Bears do: Johnson.<\/p>\n

Ben Johnson gives the Bears a coaching advantage over their NFC North rivals as Chicago looks to make a run at the top<\/p>\n

On Friday, in a piece for ESPN<\/a>, Jeremy Fowler talks about the state of the NFC North<\/a> and its winning collection of teams. He praises all of the teams but points out that the Bears have Johnson, and that puts them a step above the rest.<\/p>\n

In the piece, he says that “it’s the man who once led the Detroit offense, Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson, who’s considered a separator.”<\/p>\n

“Chicago is the best-coached,” an AFC executive told ESPN. “He’s elite. One of the best in the NFL and only in Year 2. One of the best offenses week-in and week-out, as well. Defense is solid. Caleb [Williams] just has to play within the scheme and they will win it easily, I believe.”<\/p>\n

For Chicago, the question is defense. The defense has to perform well, but if it does, this team could very well go all the way.<\/p>\n

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