Ben Johnson Says Bears Got 'Punched in the Face' by Packers in Blowout Loss

The Green Bay Packers smacked their NFC North rivals around on Sunday, beating the Chicago Bears 31-7 while putting up 428 yards of total offense and holding the vaunted Chicago ground game to just 81 rushing yards.

"We got punched in the face," Bears' head coach Ben Johnson told reporters after the loss.

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Last week, Chicago's offense was so dominant—rushing for 232 yards and holding the ball for over 42 minutes—that the New York Jets only ran 32 plays on offense.

Linebacker Devin Bush said it was a pretty boring affair.

"Holding the ball for 42 minutes is kinda wild," he told reporters last week. "Probably one of the easiest NFL games I done played in and I'm not sore at all. Great. ... Yeah, it was boring. I got bored a couple of times, I had to stay warm just in case."

Bush was surely a bit more engaged on Sunday, however. Green Bay's Jordan Love was fantastic in the win, finishing 25-of-31 for 367 yards and two touchdowns, while Chicago's Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum combined to throw three interceptions and no touchdowns.

It was a rough week for Chicago, which dropped to 3-2 after the loss, though Johnson is keeping the faith.

"I believe in this coaching staff, I believe in our players and I believe in our process," he told reporters. "So, the process doesn't change. The process doesn't change. It's Week 5. I know we'll respond the right way. We got the right guys in this building."

Up next for the Bears is a matchup against the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 18.