US EditionBears Will Find Out if They’re Ready for Prime Time with Tough Opener Against Vikings
The Bears aim to improve after a 5-12 season and end a seven-game losing streak versus the Vikings, who start 22-year-old quarterback J.J. McCarthy in his NFL debut.
- On Monday, the Chicago Bears host the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field, where J.J. McCarthy starts his first-ever NFL primetime game before roughly 60,000 fans.
- Ben Johnson was hired to retool the offense after a 5-12 finish and Caleb Williams was sacked a league-high 68 times last year, prompting a protection-first focus for the Chicago Bears.
- The Vikings enter off a 14-3 season with a roster loaded at nearly every position under Kevin O'Connell, featuring Justin Jefferson and a defense described as 'nasty'.
- Bookmakers opened the game with Vegas listing the Vikings as slight 1.5-point favorites with an over/under at 44.5, but the final scoreboard showed Bears 21, Vikings 17.
- McCarthy said `Most prepared I've felt in my life`, and with a trip to defending division champion Detroit next week, the opener's significance for Chicago rises.
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Bears will find out if they're ready for prime time with tough opener against Vikings
The Chicago Bears host J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night in a matchup that will show just how ready they are for prime time.
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