The Bears hope to bring slot cornerback Kyler Gordon back to practice this week to see if he’s able to play in Saturday’s playoff game against the rival Packers, coach Ben Johnson said Monday afternoon.
The Bears need help at slot cornerback after C.J. Gardner-Johnson was concussed in Sunday’s loss to the Lions. He remains in the concussion protocol. Gordon could practice as early as Tuesday’s walk-through.
Gordon missed 14 games this season with various injuries, most recently a groin problem that landed him on injured reserve for the second time this season. He’s played only 117 snaps this season, and none since Nov. 28, when he played two-thirds of the Bears’ downs against the Eagles. He’s missed the minimum four games required of players on IR.
The Bears didn’t play cornerback Tyrique Stevenson at all in Sunday’s 19-16 loss to the Lions. Nahshon Wright played every snap and Jaylon Johnson all but one at outside cornerback.
“We felt good about where Shonny and Jaylon were, and wanted those guys to take the bulk of the snaps,” Johnson said.
Wright gave up a passer rating of a whopping 118.8 when he was targeted, while Johnson allowed a 114.9.
The Bears played man coverage on 30 of Jared Goff’s 42 passes. The Lions got receivers open with picks, rub routes and crossers. Jaylon Johnson said the Lions “like to attack the middle of the field, and we didn’t do a good enough job stopping them” on Sunday.
“They just outschemed us, really,” safety Jaquan Brisker said. “Let’s be honest.”
Johnson said the Bears defense “played well enough to win that ballgame,” even if the Bears gave up 433 yards, their fourth-most all season.
“The No. 1 objective is to limit their points,” he said.
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