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NEW ORLEANS — As the Bears limped to the end of their disappointing season, receiver DJ Moore kept an eye on Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. He suspected the Bears’ front office wanted to hire him as their head coach after firing Matt Eberflus.
“They were probably watching him after we fired Eberflus,” Moore said Wednesday. “That was his job interview, just seeing how he goes about coaching.”
Johnson passed the test. The Lions scored more points than any other team in the NFL and finished with the second-most yards.