D’Marco Jackson, Jaylon Johnson and C.J. Gardner-Johnson all intercepted Shedeur Sanders passes in the second half as the Bears registered their most lopsided victory since a 36-7 home victory over the Texans Dec. 13, 2020. The defense also yielded just 50 yards rushing, compiled five sacks and held Sanders to a 30.3 passer rating.
“I can’t say enough good things about our defense,” said coach Ben Johnson. “This was really an outstanding performance. I know we gave up a couple explosives that we’d like to have back, but outside of one or two plays, they really did a phenomenal job shutting down the run game, making it second-and-long, third-and-long, and getting off the field. When you combine that with the takeaways, which were enormous for us, they really carried the day for us.”
