Bears HC Ben Johnson ripped into by Dick Vitale for post-game actions

The Chicago Bears and head coach Ben Johnson pulled off a miraculous Wild Card playoff comeback on Saturday night to defeat the Green Bay Packers by a final score of 31-27.

After trailing 21-3 heading into halftime, many had already written the Bears off. It appeared that they were headed towards a crushing loss to their bitter rival that would end what had been a magical season. Johnson and company had other plans.

Led by the stellar second-half performance of quarterback Caleb Williams, Chicago came all the way. The defense found ways to shut down Jordan Love and the Packers’ offense and the rest is history.

Following the game, Johnson was fired up. After an awkward post-game handshake with Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur, Johnson had some choice words for the Packers in his locker room speech to the team.

He made his feelings about Green Bay very clear, dropping a “F— the Packers” moment.

That did not sit well with legendary college basketball analyst Dick Vitale. After seeing the video, Vitale took to social media to rip into the Bears’ head coach.

“Total CLASSLESS attitude in winning by BEN JOHNSON coach of the ⁦ @ChicagoBears ⁩ in the fab comeback to beat the ⁦ @packers ⁩ .Main theme should have been the gutty comeback not the childish F__ Packers comments – via @ESPN App.”

Vitale makes a good point. However, no one can blame Johnson for how he feels about the Packers. The two teams absolutely hate each other.

That being said, the Bears are on to the next round of the playoffs. They are waiting to find out whether they will play the Philadelphia Eagles or Los Angeles Rams. Of course, due to Chicago being the No. 2 seed in the NFC, Soldier Field will be the location for the game next weekend.