J.J. McCarthy threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and ran for another in his long-awaited NFL debut, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a season-opening 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night.

The Minnesota Vikings won in a thrilling 27-24 comeback against the Chicago Bears. Here are some instant takeaways from the game.

McCarthy found Aaron Jones deep down the right sideline for a 27-yard touchdown, a pass that gave the Vikings the lead at 18-17. McCarthy then found the returning Adam Thielen on the two-point conversion attempt to make it 20-17 with just under ten minutes remaining in the contest.

With Ben Johnson making his debut as Chicago’s head coach, the Bears blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter of an ugly 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

The Vikings aren't going away. After Cairo Santos missed a 50-yard field goal, they drove down the field and scored on a McCarthy-to-Jefferson touchdown. They didn't get the 2-point conversion. It's now a one-score game

The Minnesota Vikings scored 21 consecutive points and held on to beat the Chicago Bears 27-24 in Ben Johnson’s debut as Bears coach.

The 2025 NFL season commences with a compelling Monday Night Football showdown between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field. This NFC North rivalry features young quarterbacks Caleb Williams and J.

Eberflus, now the Cowboys' defensive coordinator, returns to Soldier Field on Sunday and will face his former quarterback.

Welp, that didn’t take long. After the Chicago Bears’ disappointing loss in prime time against the Minnesota Vikings, our fans’ confidence in the direction of the team dropped 37 percentage points to 48%.