DETROIT -- Lions defensive back Brian Branch described Sunday's divisional game against the Bears as "personal" given it was the first between the teams since Ben Johnson left Detroit to take over as Chicago's coach.

"Very motivated. We knew coming into this game that this is personal," Branch said. "Really, all these games personal, but this one we felt like we'd been betrayed from the staff to players. And we love Ben, we still love Ben. He's a great coach. He's a great mastermind but, yeah, it was time to get after him."

And the Lions very much did.

As chants of "F--- Ben Johnson!" echoed throughout Ford Field near the end of the fourth quarter, the Lions closed out a dominant 52-21 win a week after a lackluster season-opening effort in Green Bay.

It marked the third time the

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