J.J. McCarthy started for the Vikings in his highly anticipated debut on Monday Night Football in Chicago against the Bears.
His first game got off to a slow start, but Minnesota stayed in the game as Caleb Williams and the new-look Bears offense under Ben Johnson cooled off after their first drive. The Michigan product faced a third-and-8 at the start of the third quarter as he tried to keep the Vikings' drive alive, or at least set them up for a field goal to trim the lead to one with plenty of game left.
