Lions fans send Ben Johnson packing with expletive-laden chant after Detroit crushes Bears

Mike Moraitis

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Ben Johnson's homecoming was not anything close to what he hoped it would be.

The Detroit Lions absolutely steamrolled the Chicago Bears in Week 2, beating their division rival and former offensive coordinator, 52-21.

The game was never really close, either. The Lions staked themselves to a 28-14 lead going into the second half and only built on that over the final two quarters.

After panic set in last week following a dismal performance from the Lions' offense in Week 1, new offensive coordinator John Morton's unit was damn-near perfect this week, as both the rushing and passing attacks dominated.

Once the game was well in hand late in the fourth quarter, Lions fans chanted "f*** Ben Johnson" in what was a send-off the Bears head coach isn't going to like but should've expected (warning: NSFW language).

The chant is not at all surprising.

Lions fans aren't upset with Johnson about leaving to become a head coach, as his doing so was inevitable.

Instead, they're upset with the fact that he left for a division rival, leading many to call him a traitor. Going into the game, even Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown expected a hostile reaction from the home fans.

"Week 2 is going to be so crazy. I promise you. It is going to be so electric," he said on a recent episode of the St. Brown Podcast. "But as soon as Ben walks in there, we're booing him. I don't give a f---. We all booing him."

Johnson did indeed get booed upon entering the field, and the chant at the end was the icing on the cake for what was a brutal return to Detroit.

It's bad enough that Johnson got blown out by his former team, but seeing the Lions doing just fine without him probably hurts, also.

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Mike Moraitis

Mike Moraitis is a freelance writer who covers the NFL for the Sporting News. Over his nearly two decades covering sports, Mike has also worked for Bleacher Report, USA TODAY and FanSided. He hates writing in the third person.