Ben Johnson's return to Detroit for the first time since leaving his post as the team's offensive coordinator for the Bears job ended in ugly fashion. The Lions recorded the biggest blowout win of any NFL team on the Week 2 Sunday slate with a 52-21 victory over Chicago.
After being on the wrong side of a loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 1, the extra motivation of Johnson returning was felt by Lions defensive back Brian Branch , who said the team felt "betrayed" when Johnson left to become the coach of an NFC North rival.
"Very motivated," Branch said. "We knew coming into this game that this is personal. Really, all these games personal, but this one we felt like we'd been betrayed, from the staff to players. And we love Ben, we still love Ben. He's a great coach. He'