Ben Johnson's homecoming to Detroit turned into a nightmare, and NFL fans are having a field day on X. The Chicago Bears head coach was greeted with brutal chants to start and a merciless scoreboard to end his return as the Detroit Lions hammered the Bears 52-21 on Sunday.
Johnson is off to a 0-2 start to the 2025 NFL season. Caleb Williams and Co. showed some early life, cutting the deficit to a single score late in the first half, but any hope of a momentum swing vanished quickly.
For many in Detroit, this game was personal. Johnson had been Dan Campbell’s offensive architect, building one of the NFL’s most explosive attacks before bolting for the Bears’ head coaching gig. Fans clearly haven’t forgiven him.
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“This is what Ben Johnson gets for betraying Detroit,” one fan posted on X.
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This is what Ben Johnson gets for betraying Detroit
Another said, "When does the Ben Johnson era in CHI begin?"
When does the Ben Johnson era in CHI begin? #BearDown
One X user tweeted, "Ben Johnson was the problem lmao."
@NFL @Lions Ben Johnson was the problem lmao
Another tweeted, "Get out of our house Ben Johnson."
yea get out of our house ben johnson’s
One fan wrote, "Ben Johnson gonna cry on the bus ride home."
Ben Johnson gonna cry on the bus ride home.
"Can we stop with how great Ben johnson is," commented another.
Can we stop with how great Ben johnson is
Johnson left Motown for a bigger role, but on Sunday, the Lions delivered the bigger statement.
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