J.J. McCarthy, Vikings spoil Ben Johnson’s Bears debut

Chicago – Hello JJ McCarthiAnd welcome back Minnesota Vikings protect.

The new era of the team in quarterbacks began with a win over its NFC North rival in the 27-24 victory. Chicago beer,

And the more attention McCarthy would be to pay attention – it was the protection of the Vikings that put the team in the game while the crime struggled.

Bear Quarterback Kaleb Williams Completed their first 10 passes as Chicago took a 10–3 lead in the second quarter, but the beer crime did not score again until 2:02 stayed in the fourth quarter.

Macarthi was responsible for three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, with 13 yards away. Justin Jefferson And 27 yards away Aaron Jones SR., And in the fourth quarter, his 14-yard scribbles placed the Vikings above 10 and were responsible for the final difference.

The most important things for both teams to learn from Monday night are:

What to make of QB performance: If you attract a proper but optimistic projection on how Macarthi’s first NFL will start, it will happen. He looked frantic in the first half, often replaces plays and looks unresolved in the pocket. In the third quarter, a conjunction for a touchdown seemed to finish the game. But Macarthi, who is now in the game from 64-3, has started his Sofomore year after the year, settled in the second half. Techway after its first start? Macarthi is a winner.

Trend to see: Vikings made the idea of ​​his ongoing game to help McCarthy in his role to help infection, and inspired the team during his second half run. New Jordan mason The first half was managed at a distance of only 14 yards, but his hard work broke the bear after a hastime, and he ended with 68 yards at 15 carry. Mason originated with the first two touchdown drives of Vikings.

State to know: The offense of the Vikings needed only 80 yards and four first down, and the first half was needed after depositing the kicker. Will Rechard Came to rescue. Haptime had a 59-yard field goal just before Haftime tied the record of a military area, a notable achievement in Chicago historically in view of bad weather and region’s condition, and the second longest in the history of the Vikings. Minnesota’s record is 61 yards by Greg Joseph, converted indoors in 2022 at the US Bank Stadium. , Kevin Safart

Next game: Vs. Atlanta Falcons (8:20 PM ET, Sunday)

For about three full quarters, the Ben Johnson era looked as if it would start by putting the “same old bear” monkey on the bed. Chicago started his season’s opener at the Soldier Field with the touchdown and took a double -point lead behind a defensive performance in the third quarter.

But the opportunities for the bear mistakes to distance themselves from the Vikings proved to be expensive. In his NFL debut, after the Quarterback JJ Macarthi stunned, The Bears Defense fought to include the offense of Vikings, with 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, which had to remove the lead from the beer.

Chicago was the fourth disadvantage in the last four sessions on Monday night, when the fourth quarter entered with a double -point lead. It is doubled as any other team in that period.

For the team trying to give up the failures of the previous season in the past, the same issues remain a problem.

turn: Beers saw a 17-6 lead, after which he made Nahashon WrightPick-Six waste away during a late stretch starting in the third quarter. Williams was marked for deliberate grounding with Chicago in Minnesota’s 34-yard line. Two plays later, Cahira Santos’50-yard field goal attempt is correct. Vikings again scored on the back-to-back property to lead.

Waste speed: Defense coordinator Dennis Alan sent home to the field round range with third quarter and Vikings at 8 on the third quarter. Seven Rashers instigated McCarthi to throw a blockage, resulting in a touchdown of the first defensive/special teams of the 2025 season. Right jumped Justin JeffersonThe 74-yard pick-Six went back to the route to the route and Chicago to give a 17–6 lead. This is the second direct season opener in which Beers opened a game with a pick-six.

What to do QB performance: 10 straight perfections to start the game of Kaleb Williams were the longest streak by a beer quarterback to start a season opener since 1978 and the most frequent perfections in their NFL career. But in the second half, things changed dramatically. He finished 20 out of 34 for 191 yards and scored a stunning TD and passing TD. His passer -by rating was 84.3 and was dismissed twice.

Troubled tendency: The bear was flagged off 12 times and racks 127 penalty yards. The pre-snap penalty was an issue in the entire training camp and a tendency the beer could not do a deer after four false start in the first half. Two defensive pass intervention calls gave marks for Minnesota-a 31-yard field goal and Vikings Go-Farward Touchdown. – Courtney Cronin

Next game: But Detroit Lions (ET, Sunday at 1 pm)