Friday night’s preseason game ended well for the Bears. It did not start well, specifically in the estimation of coach Ben Johnson.
“Offensively, the first two possessions was really sloppy football that has plagued us in and out of camp so far, and unfortunately that’s what we got here tonight,” Johnson said after the game, via Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com.
Both of the initial drives for the Bears ended in punts, one after three plays and the next after six. The Chiefs, in contrast, scored 10 points.
“It is disappointing to me offensively for sure,” Johnson added. “I thought that we had worked our way out of that.”
They have 16 days to work their way into form for a Week 1 Monday night visit from the Vikings.
“If the first quarter [against the Chiefs] was really any indication, it