Overview

• St. Brown said on his St. Brown Podcast that he and others will boo Johnson when Chicago visits Detroit in Week 2.
• Ben Johnson arrives as the Bears' head coach after coordinating Detroit's top-five offense from 2022 to 2024, including an NFL-best 33.2 points per game last season.
• Bears rookie receiver Rome Odunze, a podcast guest, embraced the build-up and said Johnson told them the game "is going to be lit."
• Both teams enter the divisional matchup at 0-1, with the Lions losing 27-13 to Green Bay and the Bears falling 27-24 to Minnesota.
• Coverage frames the meeting around loyalty, pride, and the tactical wrinkle of Johnson’s intimate knowledge of Detroit’s personnel and schemes.