An NFC North rivalry closes out Week 1 on Monday Night Football when the Minnesota Vikings go to the Chicago Bears. New Bears head coach Ben Johnson’s first regular-season showing will probably be beneath the intense lights at dwelling as he begins what Chicago followers hope is a resurrection of this franchise. The Vikings have dominated this matchup in recent times, winning seven of the last eight meetings.
Minnesota enters the 2025 season coming off a 14-3 marketing campaign final yr and a wild-card spherical elimination with quarterback Sam Darnold on the helm. The Vikings have a brand new quarterback working the present, with J.J. McCarthy set to lastly make his regular-season debut after lacking all of his rookie year with a knee injury. Vikings followers are wanting to see how dynamic the tandem of McCarthy and Justin Jefferson could be. Add T.J. Hockenson, the returning Adam Thielen and Jordan Addison (after serving a three-game suspension) to that equation, and this might be probably the most explosive passing assaults within the NFL.
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Johnson taking up as coach of the Bears is a shiny spot for Chicago, and the anticipation will lastly come to a head because the world will get to see how Caleb Williams appears to be like in yr two beneath the brand new coach’s steerage. Also in the course of the offseason, Chicago signed former Indianapolis Colts edge rusher (*1*) reverse Montez Sweat on the defensive position, and beefed up the O-line by buying former Chiefs All-Pro guard Joe Thuney via trade.
How to observe Vikings vs. Bears
Date: Monday, September 8
Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
Location: Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois
TV channel: ESPN
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