“Jahdae Walker in particular there on that last drive was outstanding,” Johnson said.
Bagent played the entire second half, connecting on 20 of 28 passes for 212 yards with three TDs, no turnovers and a 128.9 passer rating.
Johnson was thrilled to see both Williams and Bagent orchestrate successful two-minute drives.
“That was a step in the right direction,” Johnson said. “Our defense has, really for the most part in training camp, had the upper hand on us, so to see them do it at a high level there and get us a couple touchdowns, that was huge.”
The Chiefs took a 7-0 lead on the game’s opening possession on running back Isiah Pacheco’s 2-yard touchdown run, capping an 8-play, 69-yard drive.
Patrick Mahomes completed 2 of 5 passes for 31 yards. Kansas City’s longest gain came when cornerback Nahshon Wright was penalized 14 yards for pass interference and 15 yards for a facemask on the same play.
The Chiefs increased their lead to 10-0 on Harrison Butker’s 31-yard field goal. The kick was set up by Mahomes’ 58-yard bomb to receiver Tyquan Thornton.
Kansas City then widened the margin to 17-0 on Mahomes’ 4-yard TD pass to receiver Rashee Rice on the first play of the second quarter.
“That was not the start we wanted from our ones on really offense, defense or special teams,” Johnson said. “It was a little bit disappointing to see how slow we started … We’ve got to make sure that we start faster on offense and on defense.”
On their third possession of the game, the Bears cut the deficit to 17-3 on Cairo Santos’ 28-yard field goal midway through the second quarter. Williams’ 18-yard run to the Chiefs’ 15 highlighted the 12-play, 61-yard drive.