Ben Johnson Ends Bears’ 15-Year Playoff Drought—Lions Collapse 6 Games Without Him

When Ben Johnson walked out of Allen Park and into Halas Hall on January 21, 2025, he didn’t just change jobs. He rearranged the entire NFC North. For three years in Detroit, Johnson had built the most efficient offense in football — a motion-heavy, misdirection-laced machine that had just gone 15-2 and scored a franchise-record 564 points.

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