LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears landed the top prize on the coaching market when they hired Ben Johnson, counting on him to get the most out of prized quarterback Caleb Williams.

It's time to start delivering.

The Bears host J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night in a matchup that could show just how ready they are for prime time.

“I’m really just focused on the preparation level of it right now,” Johnson said. “And I know what I want that to look like. And I think really the challenging part here this week is the players are still trying to figure out what that game week’s truly going to look like. We’ll get in a rhythm here the further along we go. But the coaching staff as well, it’s a lot of our guys. It’s our first time with me, and I give them a lot of credi

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