Ben Johnson opened his first postgame press conference as Chicago Bears head coach with honesty after a painful Week 1 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The Bears held a 17-6 lead but watched it slip away in the fourth quarter, leaving Johnson frustrated with how the opener unfolded. “Obviously a disappointing way to start the season,” he admitted.

Johnson pointed to mistakes as the key difference, noting that his team failed to live up to their own pregame standard. “We said going in to Week One that the team that made the least number of mistakes would win the game, and unfortunately we were on the wrong side of that.” He emphasized that penalties, mental errors, and his own decisions all played a role in the defeat.

The Bears committed 12 penalties, a stat that stood out to Johnson as un

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