This was not the way it was supposed to end. Sure, the Chicago Bears had already made the playoffs and clinched the NFC North. But beating the Detroit Lions was something this fan base desperately wanted to do.
Instead, the Bears step into the playoffs having lost two games straight and finishing the season with a 2-4 record in the division. The vibes aren't nearly as high as they were just a couple of weeks ago, and Johnson knows it.
For that reason, he did what any good head coach would do in a time like this.