‘No More Excuses!’ Ben Johnson Demands Accountability and Action From His Players
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson didn’t mince words after his team’s most recent loss, delivering one of the most powerful and straightforward messages of the season. Following a game that exposed critical lapses on both sides of the ball, Johnson addressed the media with a tone that left no doubt about where he stands. His message was simple — enough with the excuses. It’s time for accountability, effort, and results.
“I don’t care about excuses or the ‘almost’ moments,” Johnson said firmly after the game. “It’s time for everyone on this team to take responsibility. We need action, not words. Football is about results, and I want to see that starting next week.”
Those words sent shockwaves through the Bears’ locker room — a clear challenge to his players to step up and deliver. Johnson’s frustration reflects a growing urgency within the organization. Despite flashes of potential, the Bears have struggled with inconsistency, mental errors, and penalties that have cost them key drives. For a coach known for his meticulous preparation and sharp offensive mind, seeing his team fall short of execution has become increasingly unacceptable.
Johnson’s comments are also seen as a turning point in how he’s handling leadership. Since taking over as head coach, he’s been known as a players’ coach — calm, strategic, and supportive. But this latest statement marks a shift toward accountability and intensity. Sources close to the team have said Johnson’s message in the locker room was even stronger, emphasizing that “the time for learning lessons is over — now it’s about results.”
Veteran players reportedly responded well to the speech, understanding the urgency behind their coach’s tone. One insider noted that several players stayed late after practice to review game film and correct mistakes, something Johnson has been pushing for since the start of the season.
The Bears still have time to turn their season around, but Johnson knows that will only happen if everyone on the roster plays with discipline and consistency. “This league doesn’t wait for anyone,” Johnson said. “You either adapt and execute or you get left behind. I want to see who’s ready to fight.”
Fans are already rallying behind Johnson’s no-nonsense approach, with many praising him for bringing honesty and toughness back to the Bears’ locker room. His challenge has been laid out clearly — no more excuses, no more complacency. The question now is whether his team will rise to meet it.
Patrick Mahomes Shares Scary Thought About Chiefs Offense After Week 8
After the Kansas City Chiefs routed the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football, quarterback Patrick Mahomes shared a simple thought about the current KC offense entering Week 9, and it should terrify the rest of the NFL.
While talking about bouncing back from penalties to finish drives and consistently put points on the board, Mahomes revealed the following.
“It speaks to the mindset [that] this team has,” the Chiefs QB said during his Week 8 postgame press conference. “That’s kind of the mindset that I had early in my career — that the penalties weren’t going to affect us, we were going to go out there and score no matter what.”
As a reminder, earlier in his career, Mahomes led one of the most prolific offenses in the NFL year after year, including two 5,000-yard passing seasons and one campaign with 50 passing touchdowns in 2018.
Mahomes is not quite on that sort of pace in 2025, but he has only just gotten his full complement of playmakers back, with star wide receiver Rashee Rice returning in Week 7. Needless to say, if he and this current KC offense can mirror 2018 down the stretch, that’s a scary thought for the rest of the league.
Chiefs Offense Turns It Up a Notch in the Second Half in Week 8 as Patrick Mahomes & Co. Match Commanders’ Energy
After the game, Mahomes admitted that he felt the Chiefs’ offense didn’t match the Commanders’ energy in the first half of the Week 8 Monday Night Football outing. That’s fair, considering it was a 7-7 scoreline entering the break.
From there, Kansas City promptly closed the game out with 21 unanswered points and three Mahomes passing touchdowns.
“When we got in the locker room, we just talked about executing, you know?” Mahomes told reporters. “Sometimes you want to press and make stuff happen, especially in a big game like Monday Night Football… They had more energy than we did; their defense versus our offense, and so we had to match their energy and execute at a higher level. And we were able to do that in the second half. It started off with that first drive, and then we kind of continued that momentum through the rest of the second half.”
The Chiefs’ offense really displayed its true potential in quarters three and four, facing the Commanders.
Whether it was Travis Kelce getting loose in the secondary, Rice gashing the opposition, Isiah Pacheco hammering the defensive front, Kareem Hunt leaking out in the passing game, or Xavier Worthy bringing his speed element, KC was firing on all cylinders.
And they didn’t even utilize a couple of early-season playmakers like Hollywood Brown and Tyquan Thornton all that much.
This Chiefs offense is more diverse and more dynamic than it has been in a long time, and more than anything else, that speaks volumes. Mahomes sees it, and soon the rest of the NFL will, too.
Chiefs’ Offensive Leaders in Week 8
GettyKansas City Chiefs veteran playmakers Kareem Hunt (left) and Travis Kelce (right) celebrate a touchdown in Week 8.
Kelce led the way in receiving yards in Week 8, finishing just 1 yard shy of 100 (6 for 99). He also caught a historic touchdown to add to his Hall of Fame career.
After a somewhat slow start in the first half, Rice nearly matched Kelce in yardage by the end of the game, with 93 receiving yards off 9 catches. Rice also notched another TD.
Worthy was next with 5 catches for 53 yards, and veteran JuJu Smith-Schuster got on the board with 2 receptions for 29 yards, as did backup tight end Noah Gray (2 for 23).
Finally, Pacheco rushed for 58 yards on 12 carries, while Hunt added 40 rushing yards on 9 carries. Hunt finished with 2 touchdowns in this outing, 1 rushing and 1 receiving, and Mahomes finished with 299 passing yards and 3 touchdowns despite 2 early interceptions.
The Chiefs’ next matchup is a big one, as Kansas City will head to northern New York to face the AFC rival Buffalo Bills in enemy territory.
