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National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 27, Chicago 24
When: 8:15 PM ET, Monday, September 8, 2025
Where: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 68°
Head Official: Alan Eck
Attendance: 58742
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 0602127
Chicago 737724
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 7:04
Chicago TD Chicago 7 - Minnesota 0
Caleb Williams 9 yd. run (Cairo Santos kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:48
Minnesota FG Chicago 7 - Minnesota 3
Will Reichard 31 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:24
Chicago FG Chicago 10 - Minnesota 3
Cairo Santos 42 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:06
Minnesota FG Chicago 10 - Minnesota 6
Will Reichard 59 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 12:51
Chicago TD Chicago 17 - Minnesota 6
Nahshon Wright 74 yd. interception return (Cairo Santos kick)
4th Quarter - 12:13
Minnesota TD Chicago 17 - Minnesota 12
Justin Jefferson 13 yd. pass from J.J. McCarthy (pass failed)
4th Quarter - 9:46
Minnesota TD Chicago 17 - Minnesota 20
Aaron Jones 27 yd. pass from J.J. McCarthy (Adam Thielen pass from J.J. McCarthy)
4th Quarter - 2:53
Minnesota TD Chicago 17 - Minnesota 27
J.J. McCarthy 14 yd. run (Will Reichard kick)
4th Quarter - 2:02
Chicago TD Chicago 24 - Minnesota 27
Rome Odunze 1 yd. pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Minnesota Chicago
1st Downs 14 20
Rushing 6 7
Passing 5 10
Penalty 3 3
3rd Down Conversions 3-12 3-12
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Punts-Average 7-47.6 6-44.3
Return Yards 201 236
Punts-Returns 4-68 4-37
Kickoffs-Returns 5-133 4-125
Int - Returns 0-0 1-74
Penalties-Yards 8-50 12-127
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Time of Possession 27:07 32:53
Total Net Yards 254 317
Total Plays 49 63
Average Gain 5.2 5.0
Net Yards Rushing 120 119
Rushes 26 26
Average/Rush 4.6 4.6
Net Yards Passing 134 198
Comp-Att 13-20 21-35
Yards/Pass 5.8 5.4
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-9 2-12
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 3 3
Rushing 1 1
Passing 2 1
Other 0 1
Extra Points 2-3 3-3
Field Goals 2-2 1-2
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 2-2-100%
Goal To Go Efficiency 0-0-0% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Minnesota Vikings (1-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. McCarthy 13/20 143 2 1
Chicago Bears (0-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Williams 21/35 210 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
J. Mason 15 68 4.5 0 19
J. McCarthy 2 25 12.5 1 14
A. Jones 8 23 2.9 0 9
J. Jefferson 1 4 4.0 0 4
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
C. Williams 6 58 9.7 1 13
D. Swift 17 53 3.1 0 13
D. Moore 3 8 2.7 0 5
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Jefferson 7 4 44 11.0 1 17
A. Jones 3 3 44 14.7 1 27
J. Nailor 3 1 28 28.0 0 28
T. Hockenson 4 3 15 5.0 0 9
J. Mason 1 1 7 7.0 0 7
J. Oliver 1 1 5 5.0 0 5
A. Thielen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
D. Moore 5 3 68 22.7 0 30
O. Zaccheaus 7 4 42 10.5 0 16
R. Odunze 9 6 37 6.2 1 17
C. Kmet 4 1 31 31.0 0 31
D. Swift 5 3 12 4.0 0 8
C. Loveland 2 2 12 6.0 0 8
K. Monangai 1 1 11 11.0 0 11
L. Burden III 1 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
N. Wright 1 74 1
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Hargrave 2.0 12.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Kpassagnon 1.0 6.0
D. Odeyingbo 1.0 2.0
G. Dexter Sr. 1.0 1.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
B. Murphy Jr. 4 0
J. Metellus 4 2
T. Jackson 3 1
A. Van Ginkel 3 2
I. Rodgers 3 2
J. Hargrave 3 2
J. Greenard 2 0
J. Okudah 2 0
B. Cashman 2 1
E. Wilson 2 1
I. Pace Jr. 2 3
D. Turner 1 1
J. Redmond 1 1
J. Ward 1 1
L. Rodriguez 1 1
J. Allen 1 2
T. Thomas 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
N. Sewell 7 2
K. Byard III 5 0
J. Brisker 4 1
T. Stevenson 3 0
N. Wright 3 1
T. Edmunds 3 4
M. Sweat 2 0
G. Dexter Sr. 2 1
C. Williams 1 0
T. Kpassagnon 1 1
D. Odeyingbo 1 1
G. Jarrett 1 2
R. Hyppolite II 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
J. Hargrave 2.0
A. Van Ginkel 1.0
I. Rodgers 1.0
E. Wilson 1.0
L. Rodriguez 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
M. Sweat 2.0
T. Kpassagnon 1.0
D. Odeyingbo 1.0
N. Wright 1.0
G. Dexter Sr. 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Moore 1