Catch up on all we learned this past week leading up to the Bears' Week 1 matchup against the Vikings on "Monday Night Football."
Chicago Bears Insider Sunday, September 7, 2025 | | |
| | | | | The NFL season is here. The Bears open the season against the Vikings on Monday night at Soldier Field. Ben Johnson will coach his first game with the Bears, while 2024 No. 1 draft pick Caleb Williams will enter his second season. The Bears take on a Vikings team coming off a 14-3 season but making a huge transition at quarterback to Chicago-area native J.J. McCarthy, who will make his first NFL
start after missing all of last season with a knee injury. Catch up on all we learned this past week leading up to the Week 1 matchup. | | | | Ben Johnson’s job is to bring the Chicago Bears out of the abyss, and Caleb Williams is as talented of a quarterback prospect as the club has ever had. | | | | | Have the Bears finally solved the quarterback puzzle that has haunted them for decades? Will the Cubs return to form in the postseason? Chicago can only hope. | | | | | The Chicago Bears might have to use running back D’Andre Swift almost exclusively when they open their season Monday. Swift has looked up to the task. | | | | | For evidence of growth by the Chicago Bears offense under Ben Johnson, look first at the rushing game. Brad Biggs answers your questions weekly. | | | | | The Ben Johnson era begins with the Chicago Bears playing host to the Minnesota Vikings under the bright lights of “Monday Night Football” at Soldier Field. | | | | | Chicago Bears coordinators and offensive assistant coaches spoke Friday at Halas Hall. Here were the big takeaways ahead of Monday’s season opener. | | | | | After the ups and downs of the preseason, it’s nearly time to see where Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears offense stand. | | | |
