All week, the Detroit Lions have downplayed the narrative that Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears had anything to do with coach Ben Johnson. Despite the fact that Johnson, the team’s offensive coordinator last year, left for a division rival, Detroit insisted this game was about them getting right after an embarrassing loss to the Green Bay Packers last week.

Both coach Dan Campbell and quarterback Jared Goff continued to push that line after Detroit’s 52-21 beatdown of Johnson’s Bears.

“There was nothing disrespectful about it,” Goff said. “I think we’ve got so much respect for him and know what type of coach he is. We knew he’d have them ready to go, and reared up and going.”

Safety Brian Branch, however, said almost the complete opposite. When asked how much the team was motivat

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