After watching tape of Sunday's 31-3 win over the Browns, Bears coach Ben Johnson spoke to reporters via Zoom Monday about five things that stood out to him:

(1) Johnson lauded the Bears for playing a complete game.

The offense produced 31 points, the defense recorded three interceptions and five sacks, and the special teams helped win the field-position battle. The result was the Bears' most lopsided win since 2020.

"I'm really happy with how the team played as a whole," Johnson said. "I thought all three phases did some really outstanding things throughout that game. Starting with the defense, [it] was just a really good job minus a couple explosive plays that we gave up; a dominant performance, if you will."

The offense scored four touchdowns on two Caleb Williams passes of 3 and 22 yards to DJ Moore and a pair of D'Andre Swift runs of 6 and 17 yards. In the second half, the unit converted three takeaways into 17 unanswered points on two TDs and a field goal.

Special teams also delivered. The Bears started their first two possessions of the game at the Browns' 47 and 42 following Devin Duvernay's 52-yard kickoff return and 18-yard punt return, respectively. Tory Taylor placed three of four punts inside-the-20, including one that was downed at the 1. And the Bears limited Cleveland to an average of 21.5 yards on four kickoff returns.

"Special teams played a significant role in that one as well," Johnson said. "Kickoff was a weapon. Kickoff return was really good. Punt, punt return were really good for us, so [I] was pleased with the performance there."

(2) Johnson reiterated that linebacker D'Marco Jackson's interception midway through the third quarter was the game's turning point.

The Bears were protecting a 14-3 lead when Jackson leaped to tip and then intercept a Shedeur Sanders pass at the Browns' 22. On the next play, Williams' TD pass to Moore widened the margin to 21-3.

"Once again, it felt like D-Jack's interception there in the third quarter, that was really a turning point for us," Johnson said. "That was the spark that kind of ignited us on offense. Caleb came back and made an outstanding throw to DJ on the back line. To me, that's really where the game got broken open."

Jackson's first career NFL interception opened the floodgates for the defense, with Jaylon Johnson and C.J. Gardner-Johnson following with picks of their own.

(3) Johnson praised the Bears' front office for acquiring players who have replaced injured starters and performed at a high level.

Examples include Jackson, Gardner-Johnson and cornerback Nahshon Wright, who was expected to compete for a backup role when he signed with the Bears in April but now leads the NFL with eight takeaways.

"It's a big credit to our personnel staff," Johnson said. "It's difficult your first year to try to align everybody and be on the same page of what we're looking for. That was the attempt that we made there in the winter and springtime was spending time together, outlining what we're looking for from our corners to our safeties, to our linemen—both sides of the ball and special teams included in that—and so to their credit, they went out and they found some guys."

Jackson, Gardner-Johnson and Wright all arrived in Chicago this year having familiarity with Bears coaches. Jackson played for defensive coordinator Dennis Allen in New Orleans, Gardner-Johnson was with Johnson in Detroit and Allen in New Orleans and Wright worked with defensive backs coach Al Harris in Dallas.

"That helps because you have coaches that know the personnel intimately from the get-go, and those guys also have a little bit of a grasp of the scheme as well," Johnson said. "So, it helps to hit the ground running like that, but all three of those individuals have made significant contributions to the team and to our defense over the course of the season. And that's kind of what you count on going into it. You know there's going to be attrition. You know guys are going to go down."

(4) Johnson liked what he saw from Williams, particularly his accuracy and how quickly he went through his progressions.

The second-year quarterback completed 17 of 28 passes for 242 yards with two TDs, no turnovers and a 112.5 passer rating.

"He was comfortable," Johnson said. "He did a great job. It's a hard thing to be comfortable when the pass rush is like that. Myles Garrett gets all the attention, but across the board they do a great job collapsing the pocket. He has a lot of confidence in his protection unit up front. Thought those guys did a good job. We had a good plan I thought and worked to execute it accordingly.

"I know we gave up a few sacks. But I always think it starts there when it comes to the quarterback, and he has to have that confidence in the people out in front of him that he's going to have some time to work through his progression. He certainly looked that way when you turned on the tape. He's taking his drop. His eyes are in the right spot. I think he was anticipating what coverages they were going to be in, and that was able to help him speed up his play and get through his progressions a little bit cleaner, too.

"I thought it was a good week for him, a step in the right direction. I told him this afternoon, I said, whatever he ate for breakfast yesterday, we just need to keep doing that on game day from here on out."

(5) Johnson feels that center Drew Dalman is playing a significant role in the emergence of the offensive line.

"He wears a lot of hats in terms of what we ask him to do," Johnson said. "He's so smart. There's really not a whole lot we get stumped by. It's rare that we've gone into our postgame film review and we feel like we're mistargeting. He takes a lot of pride in that. He understands his role in the play. And he's a very big part of what we're doing in the ground game. He's excellent in this wide zone scheme we're looking to implement. He runs off the ball. He does a fantastic job in that regard."

In March, the Bears signed Dalman in free agency and traded for Pro Bowl guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson. The fortification of the interior line has been key to the offense's success this season.

"They're playing at a super high level," Johnson said. "I went to sleep last night just thinking about that trap block that Jonah Jackson had with about two minutes left in the half. He absolutely annihilates the three technique. Things like that just put a little smile on my face. Drew's a huge part of what we're doing, but I can't say enough good things about that entire offensive line."