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Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears

Minnesota Vikings27✓

Chicago Bears24

Final · Monday, September 8, 2025 · 8:15 p.m. ET · Soldier Field

Head coaches: Kevin O'Connell (Vikings) · Ben Johnson (Bears)

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Vikings	0	6	0	21	27
Bears	7	3	7	7	24

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	MIN–CHI
Q1
7:04	TD	Bears	Caleb Williams 9 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)	0–7
Q2
12:48	FG	Vikings	Will Reichard 31 Yd Field Goal	3–7
0:24	FG	Bears	Cairo Santos 42 Yd Field Goal	3–10
0:06	FG	Vikings	Will Reichard 59 Yd Field Goal	6–10
Q3
12:51	TD	Bears	Nahshon Wright 74 Yd Interception Return (Cairo Santos Kick)	6–17
Q4
12:13	TD	Vikings	Justin Jefferson 13 Yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)	12–17
9:46	TD	Vikings	Aaron Jones Sr. 27 Yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (J.J. McCarthy Pass to Adam Thielen for Two-Point Conversion)	20–17
2:53	TD	Vikings	J.J. McCarthy 14 Yd Rush (Will Reichard Kick)	27–17
2:02	TD	Bears	Rome Odunze 1 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)	27–24

Team stats

Stat	Vikings	Bears
First downs	14	20
Total yards	254	317
Yards per play	5.2	5.0
Passing yards	134	198
Comp / att	13/20	21/35
Rushing yards	120	119
Third down	3-12	3-12
Fourth down	0-0	0-1
Red zone	2-3	2-2
Turnovers	1	1
Penalties – yards	8-50	12-127
Sacks – yards lost	3-9	2-12
Possession	27:07	32:53
Plays	49	63

Also	Vikings	Bears
Passing first downs	5	10
Rushing first downs	6	7
First downs by penalty	3	3
Drives	13	13
Yards per pass	5.8	5.4
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Rushing attempts	26	26
Yards per rush	4.6	4.6
Fumbles lost	0	1
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	1

Player lines

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
9J.J. McCarthy	13/20	143	7.2	2	1	3-9	47.1	98.5

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
27Jordan Mason	15	68	4.5	0	19
9J.J. McCarthy	2	25	12.5	1	14
33Aaron Jones Sr.	8	23	2.9	0	9
18Justin Jefferson	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	26	120	4.6	1	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
33Aaron Jones Sr.	3	44	14.7	1	27	3
18Justin Jefferson	4	44	11.0	1	17	7
1Jalen Nailor	1	28	28.0	0	28	3
87T.J. Hockenson	3	15	5.0	0	9	4
27Jordan Mason	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
84Josh Oliver	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
19Adam Thielen	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	13	143	11.0	2	28	20

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
24Jay Ward	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
44Joshua Metellus	6	4	0	0	0	0
97Javon Hargrave	5	3	2	2	0	1
55Eric Wilson	5	3	0	1	0	0
43Andrew Van Ginkel	5	3	0	1	2	0
2Isaiah Rodgers	5	3	0	1	0	0
0Ivan Pace Jr.	5	2	0	0	0	0
7Byron Murphy Jr.	4	4	0	0	0	0
26Theo Jackson	4	3	0	0	0	0
13Tai Felton	3	3	0	0	0	0
51Blake Cashman	3	2	0	0	0	0
24Jay Ward	3	2	0	0	0	0
93Jonathan Allen	3	1	0	0	0	0
15Dallas Turner	3	1	0	0	0	0
58Jonathan Greenard	2	2	0	0	0	2
8Jeff Okudah	2	2	0	0	0	0
61Jalen Redmond	2	1	0	0	0	0
50Levi Drake Rodriguez	2	1	0	1	0	0
37Tavierre Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	0
57Chaz Chambliss	1	1	0	0	0	0
42Andrew DePaola	1	0	0	0	0	0
90Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	66	41	2	6	3	3

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
32Ty Chandler	3	84	28.0	33
4Myles Price	2	49	24.5	25
Team	5	133	26.6	33

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4Myles Price	4	68	17.0	22	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
16Will Reichard	2/2	100.0	59	1/1	7	31, 59

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
17Ryan Wright	7	333	47.6	0	0	54

Chicago Bears

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
18Caleb Williams	21/35	210	6.0	1	0	2-12	71.2	86.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
18Caleb Williams	6	58	9.7	1	13
4D'Andre Swift	17	53	3.1	0	13
2DJ Moore	3	8	2.7	0	5
Team	26	119	4.6	1	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
2DJ Moore	3	68	22.7	0	30	5
14Olamide Zaccheaus	4	42	10.5	0	16	7
15Rome Odunze	6	37	6.2	1	17	9
85Cole Kmet	1	31	31.0	0	31	4
84Colston Loveland	2	12	6.0	0	8	2
4D'Andre Swift	3	12	4.0	0	8	5
25Kyle Monangai	1	11	11.0	0	11	1
10Luther Burden III	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3	1
Team	21	210	10.0	1	31	34

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
2DJ Moore	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
44Noah Sewell	9	7	0	0	0	0	0
49Tremaine Edmunds	7	3	0	0	1	0	0
31Kevin Byard	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
9Jaquan Brisker	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
26Nahshon Wright	4	3	0	1	1	0	1
29Tyrique Stevenson	3	3	0	0	1	0	0
99Gervon Dexter Sr.	3	2	1	1	0	1	0
50Grady Jarrett	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
92Daniel Hardy	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
47Ruben Hyppolite II	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
98Montez Sweat	2	2	0	2	1	0	0
36Jonathan Owens	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
69Tanoh Kpassagnon	2	1	1	1	0	2	0
55Dayo Odeyingbo	2	1	1	1	1	2	0
22Elijah Hicks	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
33Jaylon Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
91Chris Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
46Scott Daly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
43Carl Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	60	38	3	6	5	5	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
26Nahshon Wright	1	74	1

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
12Devin Duvernay	3	81	27.0	34
10Luther Burden III	1	44	44.0	44
Team	4	125	31.3	44

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
12Devin Duvernay	4	37	9.3	22	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
8Cairo Santos	1/2	50.0	42	3/3	6	42

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
19Tory Taylor	6	266	44.3	0	1	56

Entering the game

Week 1 — both teams 0–0, every record still to be written.

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 58,742

Officials: Umpire Tab Slaughter · Line Judge Greg Bradley · Side Judge Dale Shaw · Field Judge John Jenkins · Referee Alan Eck · Down Judge David Oliver · Back Judge Grantis Bell

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