The Bears got their 2025 season off to a quality start on Monday Night Football against the Vikings, going up 17-6 early in the third quarter. Caleb Williams looked much better in his first start as a sophomore, new head coach Ben Johnson's offense was clicking, and Chicago's defense was stifling Minnesota QB J.J. McCarthy in his first NFL start. Then things went sideways; McCarthy led the Vikings to 21 straight points to take the lead and force the Bears into attempting a late fourth quarter comeback at Soldier Field.
The Bears got the ball back with just under three minutes to play and the score at 27-17. Williams instantly found Cole Kmet down the field to gain a big chunk of yardage. One play later, the young QB tried to make a big play by finding DJ Moore over the middle— and both players wound up taking a massive hit on the play.
