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Was Bears RB Roschon Johnson just a garbage-time play?

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Bears running back Roschon Johnson carries the ball against the Packers.

Amazingly, rookie Roschon Johnson played the highest portion of snaps among Bears running backs Sunday: 39%. Khalil Herbert played 36% of the time and D’Onta Foreman played 28% of the time.

Johnson finished with 11 touches un Sunday’s 38-20 loss to the Packers, just one fewer than Herbert. Six of Johnson’s touches, though, came in the last 4:14, when the Bears were behind by 24 points.

Did Johnson play because it was garbage time, or because the Bears liked what he was doing?