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CHICAGO — Once J.J. McCarthy barreled into the end zone, the Vikings’ eruption reached volcanic levels. The sideline was chaos. First, a camera positioned in Kevin O’Connell’s face caught him hollering. Then, Justin Jefferson patted McCarthy’s helmet and screamed: “Yeah, boy! Yeah, boy!” When McCarthy reached the benches, everyone flooded the 22-year-old quarterback: offensive linemen, equipment staffers, nutritionists, quality control …

In his first game as head coach, Chicago’s Ben Johnson made a costly error by allowing the Vikings to burn the two-minute warning on a kickoff return as the Bears desperately needed to stop the clock and get the ball back. The Bears scored a touchdown with 2:02 remaining in the fourth quarter, cutting the Vikings’ lead to 27-24. At …

In his head-coaching debut, Bears head coach Ben Johnson saw his offense fizzle after a fast start, and his defense blow a fourth-quarter lead. He pointed the finger at himself afterward. “Obviously a disappointing way to start the season,” Johnson said. “To have a 17-6 lead and then see it go the way it did there in the fourth quarter …

By Jenna West, Kevin Fishbain, Dan Wiederer and Alec Lewis The Minnesota Vikings orchestrated a fourth-quarter comeback, punctuated by quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s rushing touchdown with less than five minutes remaining, to defeat the Chicago Bears 27-24 in McCarthy’s NFL debut. McCarthy struggled for much of the night, but with the Vikings down 17-6 and struggling to move the ball, he …

CHICAGO — J.J. McCarthy threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and ran for another in his long-awaited NFL debut, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a season-opening 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Chicago’s Caleb Williams had his first career rushing touchdown and threw for a score in Ben Johnson’s first game as the Bears’ coach. McCarthy delivered down the …

The Vikings had 85 yards in the first three quarters and were 0-for-8 on third down. J.J. McCarthy threw a pick-six early in the third quarter as the Bears took a 17-6 lead. It appeared all was lost for Minnesota. The fourth quarter, though, belonged to the Vikings, and so did the game. The Vikings rallied for a 27-24 come-from-behind …

After a rocky start, J.J. McCarthy rallied to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a dramatic 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears in his first NFL start. Trailing 17-6 after three quarters, the Vikings scored three unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Each touchdown was scored by McCarthy, who shook off Nahshon Wright’s 74-yard pick-six that extended the Bears’ lead to …

Not much has gone right for J.J. McCarthy in his NFL debut. His “welcome-to-the-NFL moment” came when he tried to hit Justin Jefferson quickly on the first blitz of the night from Dennis Allen’s defense. Instead of McCarthy finding his receiver for a modest gain, cornerback Nahshon Wright intercepted it and raced 74 yards untouched to the end zone. Wright’s …

The Minnesota Vikings learned a lot about QB J.J. McCarthy on Monday night. Hopefully, the Chicago Bears didn’t find out something about Caleb Williams. McCarthy didn’t have to be good for four quarters in his first NFL start. He just had to be good for the fourth quarter. The Vikings trailed by 11 points through the third quarter, with McCarthy …

The NFC North Week 1 matchups continue on Monday night with the Minnesota Vikings facing off against the Chicago Bears in a huge game. The Bears, under new coach Ben Johnson, are trying to prove that they’ve finally got the right people in place to lead a somewhat talented roster to victory. It’s been six straight years since they’ve had …