Ben Johnson is unapologetically himself.<\/p>\n
It’s one of the many traits that stand out about the Chicago Bears<\/a>‘ head coach. Throughout the 2025 season, Johnson had some moments that highlighted his character as a competitor.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Start at his Bears introductory press conference when he said he enjoyed beating Packers head coach Matt LaFleur twice a year.<\/p>\n When the regular season started, the Bears found themselves trailing 14-9 to the Las Vegas Raiders at halftime. CBS sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala asked the Bears’ head coach about his takeaways for the offense, which scored just six points off three takeaways from Chicago’s defense.<\/p>\n “That it wasn’t our brand of football, we’re capable of a lot more,” Johnson said. “We’re hitting the reset button here at halftime, and we’re going to come back and establish our identity here in the second half.”<\/p>\n Kinkhabwala followed up by asking, “Do you need to change what you’re doing?”<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Then Johnson, who later admitted he heard a statement as opposed to a question, responded with this: “I don’t know, you think so? We’re going to be just fine.”<\/p>\n Johnson regretted the moment and said he would do a better job going forward in his Monday press conference after the Bears’ 25-25 victory over the Raiders.<\/p>\n Fast forward to NFC wild-card round between Johnson’s Bears and the Green Bay Packers. After being down 21-3 at the half, the Bears pulled off the comeback<\/a> to defeat the Packers, 31-27, to end their NFC North rival’s 2025 season.<\/p>\n