3.8M
IGThe amount of time I have watched this still funny 😂.
How Ben Johnson urged the Bears to rally to win 'a game we'll never forget'
Johnson told the Bears that they were “going to have the greatest comeback in Bears history,” tight end Cole Kmet said.
No one would want to trade places with the Bears when they were down 21-3 to the rival Packers at halftime Saturday night. Ben Johnson was sure of that, and told his players as much.
If the Bears could find a way to do the impossible, though, no one would forget them, either.
Johnson told the Bears that they were “going to have the greatest comeback in Bears history,” tight end Cole Kmet said.
“And we did,” he said.
At the least, it was the biggest postseason comeback in franchise history. The Bears rallied for 25 points in the fourth quarter and beat the Packers, 31-27.
“Rather than saying, ‘Woe is me’ and ‘Oh, crap, we’re in a hole,’” Johnson said, “it’s more, ‘This is a great opportunity for us to turn this around into a game we’ll never forget.’
“And that’s what they did.”
Quarterback Caleb Williams said that the “only option we had was to go out there and be legendary” in the second half.
“Go out there and execute, and go out there and do our part on the offensive side, defensive side, and special teams,” he said. “Have each other’s back. Go win the [bleeping] game.”
Johnson said the only way to do it would be one play at a time.
“You’ve got no other choice,” Johnson said. “You’re not going to get it all back all in one shot. Yeah, just keep plugging along.”
Johnson wanted to preach emotional toughness to the Bears during training camp. He decided to show them a copy of Super Bowl LI. Nine years ago, the Falcons led the Patriots 28-3 and lost, 34-28, in overtime.
Bears guard Joe Thuney played for those Patriots, and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett for the Falcons. Jarrett told the Sun-Times during training camp that, as much as he didn’t want to relive the loss, “unspoken-about history repeats itself.”
Johnson reminded the Bears of Super Bowl LI at halftime.
All copyrights belong to their respective owners. DM for removal
#MemeCulture #trending #funny #meme
@ig.momnt
