The Chicago Bears started off the 2025 season with a disastrous 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in prime time. Monday night was supposed to be a celebration for the arrival of the Ben Johnson era, but it instead turned into the J.J. McCarthy coming out party.

The Bears held an 11-point lead entering the fourth quarter, which was quickly erased by Minnesota. There's plenty of blame to go around for this loss. Caleb Williams ' play noticeably dropped off as the game went on, the defense couldn't stop a nosebleed in the fourth quarter, allowing three straight touchdown drives, and Johnson made some mistakes in his first game as an NFL head coach. Perhaps Johnson's missteps were the most frustrating aspect of this collapse.

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