The Chicago Bears are winning for the first time in years. Their shirtless coach is a big reason why.

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson has his team atop the NFC right now with a record of 9-3. Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson acknowledged his burgeoning reputation as, according to his quarterback , a “man of the people” on Monday.

“I think anytime you get a chance to feed the city, you want to do it. So, man of the people,” Johnson said in his press conference.

He meant that literally.

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By tearing off his shirt in machismo-riddled jubilation, Johnson had delivered unto Chicago a feast — or, at least, roughly 2,000 free hot dogs . But the sentiment — quelling a craving, fueling a fervor, feeding the psychic hunger of a fanbase famished for reasons to celebrate ostentatiously — is applicable more broadly, too.

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