Overview

• Johnson told reporters he was in game mode, misheard Aditi Kinkhabwala’s follow-up as a statement rather than a question, and said he was a little disappointed with how it looked.
• During the CBS interview, Kinkhabwala asked, “Do you need to change what you’re doing?” and Johnson replied, “I don’t know, you think so? We’re going to be just fine.”
• Kinkhabwala said a poor captioning job misrepresented her question and later added that she wished she had been more specific on the follow-up.
• The clip drew broad reaction on social media, with Emmanuel Acho criticizing Johnson’s conduct and Jon Gruden defending the coach while questioning the value of in-game interviews.
• The exchange came as Chicago trailed 14-9 with about 90 yards of offense at halftime; the Bears won 25-24 after Josh Blackwell blocked a 54-yard field goal and now head into a bye week.