Things couldn't have gone better for the Chicago Bears during the opening hours of Monday Night Football as they built an 17-6 advantage over the Minnesota Vikings entering the fourth quarter. Things couldn't have gone any worse in the deciding quarter as Caleb Williams and first-year head coach Ben Johnson watched the visitors put up 21 unanswered points to hang a 27-24 loss on the Bears. And with that, optimism at Soldier Field quickly turned to noticeable boos and Chicago's hopes of competing for the NFC North crown took a big step back.
Williams's second year has now started on the wrong foot and, perhaps more concerning, it appears Minnesota has a lot of potential with J.J. McCarthy. Asked by local radio reporter about what happened out there to turn victory into defeat, the quarterback had a simple answer.
