Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears

Minnesota Vikings

1-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	0	6	0	21	27
CHI	7	3	7	7	24

Chicago Bears

0-1, 0-1 home

Minnesota Passing


J.J. McCarthy#9
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
13/20	143	7.2	2	1	3-9	52.6	98.5
13/20	134	7.2	2	1	3-9	--	98.5

Chicago Passing


Caleb Williams#18
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
21/35	210	6.0	1	0	2-12	63.8	86.6
21/35	198	6.0	1	0	2-12	--	86.6

Minnesota Rushing


Jordan Mason#27
J.J. McCarthy#9
Aaron Jones Sr.#33
Justin Jefferson#18
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
15	68	4.5	0	19
2	25	12.5	1	14
8	23	2.9	0	9
1	4	4.0	0	4
26	120	4.6	1	19

Chicago Rushing


Caleb Williams#18
D'Andre Swift#4
DJ Moore#2
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	58	9.7	1	13
17	53	3.1	0	13
3	8	2.7	0	5
26	119	4.6	1	13

Minnesota Receiving


Aaron Jones Sr.#33
Justin Jefferson#18
Jalen Nailor#1
T.J. Hockenson#87
Jordan Mason#27
Josh Oliver#84
Adam Thielen#19
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
3	44	14.7	1	27	3
4	44	11.0	1	17	7
1	28	28.0	0	28	3
3	15	5.0	0	9	4
1	7	7.0	0	7	1
1	5	5.0	0	5	1
0	0	0.0	0	0	1
13	143	11.0	2	28	20

Chicago Receiving


DJ Moore#2
Olamide Zaccheaus#14
Rome Odunze#15
Cole Kmet#85
Colston Loveland#84
D'Andre Swift#4
Kyle Monangai#25
Luther Burden III#10
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
3	68	22.7	0	30	5
4	42	10.5	0	16	7
6	37	6.2	1	17	9
1	31	31.0	0	31	4
2	12	6.0	0	8	2
3	12	4.0	0	8	5
1	11	11.0	0	11	1
1	-3	-3.0	0	-3	1
21	210	10.0	1	31	34

Minnesota Fumbles


Jay Ward#24
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1

Chicago Fumbles


DJ Moore#2
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Minnesota Defense



Joshua Metellus#44
Javon Hargrave#97
Eric Wilson#55
Andrew Van Ginkel#43
Isaiah Rodgers#2
Ivan Pace Jr.#0
Byron Murphy Jr.#7
Theo Jackson#26
Tai Felton#13
Blake Cashman#51
Jay Ward#24
Jonathan Allen#93
Dallas Turner#15
Jonathan Greenard#58
Jeff Okudah#8
Jalen Redmond#61
Levi Drake Rodriguez#50
Tavierre Thomas#37
Chaz Chambliss#57
Andrew DePaola#42
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins#90
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	2	2	0	1	0
5	3	0	1	0	0	0
5	3	0	1	2	0	0
5	3	0	1	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	2	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	1	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
66	41	2	6	3	3	0

Chicago Defense



Noah Sewell#44
Tremaine Edmunds#49
Kevin Byard III#31
Jaquan Brisker#9
Nahshon Wright#26
Tyrique Stevenson#29
Gervon Dexter Sr.#99
Grady Jarrett#50
Daniel Hardy#92
Ruben Hyppolite II#47
Montez Sweat#98
Jonathan Owens#36
Tanoh Kpassagnon#69
Dayo Odeyingbo#55
Elijah Hicks#22
Jaylon Jones#33
Chris Williams#91
Scott Daly#46
Carl Jones#43
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	3	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	1	1	0	1
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	1	1	0	1	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	2	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	1	1	0	2	0
2	1	1	1	1	2	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	38	3	6	5	5	1

Minnesota Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Minnesota Interceptions

Chicago Interceptions


Nahshon Wright#26
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	74	1
1	74	1

Minnesota Kick Returns


Ty Chandler#32
Myles Price#4
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	84	28.0	33
2	49	24.5	25
5	133	26.6	33

Chicago Kick Returns


Devin Duvernay#12
Luther Burden III#10
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	81	27.0	34
1	44	44.0	44
4	125	31.3	44

Minnesota Punt Returns


Myles Price#4
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	68	17.0	22	0
4	68	17.0	22	0

Chicago Punt Returns


Devin Duvernay#12
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	37	9.3	22	0
4	37	9.3	22	0

Minnesota Kicking


Will Reichard#16
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	59	1/1	7
2/2	100.0	59	1/1	7

Chicago Kicking


Cairo Santos#8
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	42	3/3	6
1/2	50.0	42	3/3	6

Minnesota Punting


Ryan Wright#17
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	333	47.6	0	0	54
7	333	47.6	0	0	54

Chicago Punting


Tory Taylor#19
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	266	44.3	0	1	56
6	266	44.3	0	1	56

J.J. McCarthy leads Vikings to comeback win in NFL debut

1:21

Caleb Williams hits a wide-open Rome Odunze for a TD

0:27

Cole Kmet makes amazing grab for Bears

0:28

Soldier Field

8:15 PM, September 8, 2025Coverage: ABC/ESPN

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 58,742

Referees:
Tab Slaughter
Greg Bradley
Dale Shaw
John Jenkins
Alan Eck
David Oliver
Grantis Bell

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Green Bay	1	0	1.000	27	13
Minnesota	1	0	1.000	27	24
Chicago	0	1	.000	24	27
Detroit	0	1	.000	13	27

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Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears