The Lions host the Bears for its Ford Field season opener in Detroit, eager to get the bad taste of last week's Packers loss out of its mouth.

At 0-1, the defending NFC North Division champions don't want to slide to 0-2 - especially since out of 21 teams to start the season 0-2 over the past three years, 19 have missed the playoffs.

Standing in the way is a familiar face turned division rival - former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. His Bears squad is coming off their own Week 1 defeat - coming on Monday Night Football courtesy of ex-Wolverine JJ McCarthy and the Vikings.

Lions Coach Dan Campbell said there are no hard feelings facing Johnson.

"Listen, Ben's my friend - he's always going to be my friend, you know?" Campbell said. "Nothing about that's going to change, you know? We'

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