Overview
- McCarthy threw fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Justin Jefferson (13 yards) and Aaron Jones (27 yards) and added a 14-yard rushing score to flip a 17-6 deficit.
- Chicago’s Nahshon Wright delivered a 74-yard pick-six early in the third quarter to put the Bears up 11 before Minnesota’s late surge.
- Final lines: McCarthy finished 13-of-20 for 143 yards with two passing touchdowns, one interception and a rushing TD; Caleb Williams went 21-of-35 for 210 yards with a touchdown pass plus his first NFL rushing touchdown and 58 rushing yards.
- The Bears played without CB Jaylon Johnson, CB Kyler Gordon and LB T.J. Edwards, all inactive with injuries.
- Kicker Will Reichard hit a 59-yard field goal to match a Soldier Field record as Minnesota beat Chicago for the eighth time in the past nine meetings.