(CNN) — Minnesota quarterback JJ McCarthy led an inspired fourth-quarter comeback in his NFL debut to help the Vikings beat their division rivals, the Chicago Bears, 27-24 on Monday.

McCarthy struggled for the majority of his first appearance in a regular-season game, with the Vikings offense unable to manufacture yards and appearing out of sync in a fervent atmosphere at Soldier Field.

The game appeared to be slipping away from Minnesota when a pass from McCarthy was intercepted by Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright and returned 74 yards to give Chicago an 11-point lead in the third quarter.

But despite all the adversity, McCarthy turned the game on its head and helped lead three consecutive touchdown drives in the fourth quarter – throwing for two TDs and running in another – to com

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