Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears: player stats (Sep 8, 2025)

Week 1Final

At Soldier Field

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
MIN	–	6	–	21	27
CHI	7	3	7	7	24

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MIN

Game leaders

CHI

Passing yards
Minnesota Vikings: J.J. McCarthy143 YDS13/20, 2 TD, 1 INT
Chicago Bears: Caleb Williams210 YDS21/35, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Minnesota Vikings: Jordan Mason68 YDS15 CAR, 0 TD
Chicago Bears: Caleb Williams58 YDS6 CAR, 1 TD
Receiving yards
Minnesota Vikings: Justin Jefferson44 YDS4 REC, 1 TD
Chicago Bears: DJ Moore68 YDS3 REC, 0 TD
Tackles
Minnesota Vikings: Joshua Metellus6 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK
Chicago Bears: Noah Sewell9 TCK7 SOLO, 0 SCK

In Week 1, the Minnesota Vikings held off the Chicago Bears 27-24 on September 8, 2025 at Soldier Field. J.J. McCarthy passed for 143 yards for the Minnesota Vikings, and Caleb Williams had 210 for the Chicago Bears.

Scoring plays

Q1

Chicago Bears, Touchdown · 7:04(Shotgun) C.Williams scrambles left end for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-S.Daly, Holder-T.Taylor.MIN 0, CHI 7

Q2

Minnesota Vikings, Field goal · 12:48W.Reichard 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.DePaola, Holder-R.Wright.MIN 3, CHI 7
Chicago Bears, Field goal · 0:24C.Santos 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-S.Daly, Holder-T.Taylor.MIN 3, CHI 10
Minnesota Vikings, Field goal · 0:06 W.Reichard 59 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.DePaola, Holder-R.Wright.MIN 6, CHI 10

Q3

Chicago Bears, Touchdown · 12:51(Shotgun) J.McCarthy pass short left intended for J.Jefferson INTERCEPTED by N.Wright at CHI 26. N.Wright for 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-S.Daly, Holder-T.Taylor.MIN 6, CHI 17

Q4

Minnesota Vikings, Touchdown · 12:13Justin Jefferson 13 Yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)MIN 12, CHI 17
Minnesota Vikings, Touchdown · 9:46(Shotgun) J.McCarthy pass deep right to A.Jones for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ** Injury Update: CHI-N.Wright has returned to the game. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. J.McCarthy pass to A.Thielen is complete. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS.MIN 20, CHI 17
Minnesota Vikings, Touchdown · 2:53(Shotgun) J.McCarthy right end for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN. W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-A.DePaola, Holder-R.Wright.MIN 27, CHI 17
Chicago Bears, Touchdown · 2:02C.Williams pass short middle to R.Odunze for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-S.Daly, Holder-T.Taylor.MIN 27, CHI 24

Team stats

Team stats: Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears
MIN	Stat	CHI
3-1225%	3rd down efficiency	3-1225%
0-0	4th down efficiency	0-10%
14313/20 C/ATT	Passing yards	210(better)21/35 C/ATT
120(better)26 CAR	Rushing yards	11926 CAR
3	Sacks taken	2(better)
1	Turnovers	1

Box score

Minnesota Vikings: Passing

J.J. McCarthyQB	13/20	143	2	1	3	98.5

Chicago Bears: Passing

Caleb WilliamsQB	21/35	210	1	0	2	86.6

Minnesota Vikings: Rushing

J.J. McCarthyQB	2	25	12.5	1	14
Jordan MasonRB	15	68	4.5	0	19
Aaron Jones Sr.RB	8	23	2.9	0	9
Justin JeffersonWR	1	4	4.0	0	4

Chicago Bears: Rushing

Caleb WilliamsQB	6	58	9.7	1	13
D'Andre SwiftRB	17	53	3.1	0	13
DJ MooreWR	3	8	2.7	0	5

Minnesota Vikings: Receiving

Jordan MasonRB	1	1	7	0	7
Aaron Jones Sr.RB	3	3	44	1	27
Justin JeffersonWR	4	7	44	1	17
T.J. HockensonTE	3	4	15	0	9
Jalen NailorWR	1	3	28	0	28
Josh OliverTE	1	1	5	0	5
Adam ThielenWR	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Bears: Receiving

D'Andre SwiftRB	3	5	12	0	8
Rome OdunzeWR	6	9	37	1	17
DJ MooreWR	3	5	68	0	30
Olamide ZaccheausWR	4	7	42	0	16
Colston LovelandTE	2	2	12	0	8
Luther Burden IIIWR	1	1	-3	0	-3
Cole KmetTE	1	4	31	0	31
Kyle MonangaiRB	1	1	11	0	11

Minnesota Vikings: Defense

Joshua MetellusS	6	4	0	0	0
Eric WilsonLB	5	3	0	1	0
Andrew Van GinkelLB	5	3	0	1	2
Ivan Pace Jr.LB	5	2	0	0	0
Isaiah RodgersCB	5	3	0	1	0
Javon HargraveDT	5	3	2	2	0
Theo JacksonS	4	3	0	0	0
Byron Murphy Jr.CB	4	4	0	0	0
Jonathan AllenDT	3	1	0	0	0
Dallas TurnerLB	3	1	0	0	0
Blake CashmanLB	3	2	0	0	0
Jay WardS	3	2	0	0	0
Tai FeltonWR	3	3	0	0	0
Jalen RedmondDT	2	1	0	0	0
Levi Drake RodriguezDT	2	1	0	1	0
Jonathan GreenardLB	2	2	0	0	0
Jeff OkudahCB	2	2	0	0	0
Tavierre ThomasS	2	0	0	0	0
Andrew DePaolaLS	1	0	0	0	0
Chaz ChamblissLB	1	1	0	0	0
Austin KeysLB	1	0	0	0	0
Tyrion Ingram-DawkinsDE	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Bears: Defense

Noah SewellLB	9	7	0	0	0	0
Tremaine EdmundsLB	7	3	0	0	0	1
Kevin ByardS	5	5	0	0	0	0
Jaquan BriskerS	5	4	0	0	0	0
Nahshon WrightCB	4	3	0	1	1	1
Gervon Dexter Sr.DT	3	2	1	1	0	0
Tyrique Stevenson Sr.CB	3	3	0	0	0	1
Grady JarrettDE	3	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel HardyDE	3	1	0	0	0	0
Ruben Hyppolite IILB	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jonathan OwensS	2	2	0	0	0	0
Dayo OdeyingboDE	2	1	1	1	0	1
Montez SweatDE	2	2	0	2	0	1
Elijah HicksS	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylon JonesCB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tanoh KpassagnonDE	2	1	1	1	0	0
Carl JonesLB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris WilliamsDT	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nick McCloudCB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Scott DalyLS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Vikings: Kicking

Will ReichardPK	2/2	59	1

Chicago Bears: Kicking

Cairo SantosPK	1/2	42	3

Lines

Consensus close, 11 books

Spread: PK; opened MIN −1.5; MIN covered
Total: 43.5; opened 44; Over

BetMGM closed CHI −1, total 43.5. 10 more books and every move are in Pro

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Season series

MIN 1, CHI 1

Sep 8 · this gameMinnesota Vikings 27, Chicago Bears 24
Nov 16Chicago Bears 19, Minnesota Vikings 17

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