Overview

• Chicago led 17–6 before Minnesota scored 21 fourth-quarter points to win 27–24 at Soldier Field.
• Ben Johnson accepted blame and criticized his staff, pointing to 12 penalties and saying it "looked like we were poorly coached."
• Kevin O’Connell’s halftime adjustments stymied the Bears, who went 3-for-12 on third downs as the run game lost rhythm.
• Caleb Williams finished 21-of-35 for 210 yards with one touchdown, adding 58 rushing yards and a 9-yard rushing score.
• The defense supplied a 74-yard pick-six on J.J. McCarthy’s first NFL pass and kept the game close before fading late, with fixes targeted before a Week 2 trip to Detroit.