09/19/2026
🚨 CHICAGO SCORED 59 POINTS AND NOW BEARS FANS ARE PLANNING THE PARADE. SOMEBODY TELL THEM BRIAN FLORES ISN’T BRINGING CAROLINA’S DEFENSE. 😂💜💛
Sunday at noon CT, Minnesota walks into Soldier Field for a divisional showdown with plenty of noise surrounding Ben Johnson’s offense. Chicago wants to put up historic numbers. The Vikings want to send 70,000 people home complaining about their Sunday.
Carson Wentz, your table is ready.
With Kyler Murray continuing through concussion protocol, Wentz gets career start No. 100—for the team he grew up cheering for. He just came off the bench against Green Bay, threw THREE touchdowns, and helped Minnesota deliver 29 unanswered points alongside a defense that flipped the game.
His career record against Chicago? 4-0. Bears fans, apparently this man already knows the Wi-Fi password. 😂
Justin Jefferson enters with two touchdown catches in the opener. Chicago better locate No. 18 before every snap, because watching him celebrate afterward is a terrible defensive strategy.
Then there’s Aaron Jones, whose history against the Bears deserves its own property deed: 15-2 overall, 8-1 at Soldier Field. He needs THREE rushing yards to become only the seventh player with 1,000 career rushing yards against Chicago, joining Barry Sanders, Adrian Peterson, Jim Taylor, Joe Perry, Hugh McElhenny and Ahman Green.
Rodgers yelled about owning Chicago. Jones has been quietly collecting rent.
But let’s put the jokes down for a second: Minnesota has a serious rushing attack to stop.
Chicago piled up 291 rushing yards against Carolina—its most since a Walter Payton-led performance in 1984—and tied the season-opening record with SIX rushing touchdowns. D’Andre Swift ran for 124 yards, Kyle Monangai added 100, and Caleb Williams contributed 65.
Since 2025, Chicago has three games with 250-plus rushing yards. The rest of the NFL combined has four. That deserves attention, even if Bears fans are already ordering championship rings from the clearance aisle.
Minnesota held Green Bay’s backup backs to 66 yards on 20 carries, but Josh Jacobs was absent and the Packers’ line was banged up. Chicago presents a tougher test behind Braxton Jones, Joe Thuney, former Viking Garrett Bradbury, Jonah Jackson and Darnell Wright.
And Caleb can turn a broken play into a defensive meltdown.
He threw 17 touchdowns against the blitz last season and ranked third with 25 deep passes of at least 20 air yards. Since 2025, he has seven rushing attempts reaching 20 mph—more than every other quarterback combined—including two in the opener.
But there are openings. His completion rate targeting receivers with three-plus yards of separation was 75.6% last season, second worst in the league. He’ll occasionally miss the easy delivery, then pull off something ridiculous. Minnesota needs to punish the mistakes and limit the magic.
Flores blitzed him on 37.2% and 66.7% of his dropbacks in their two meetings last season, producing 16 and 14 pressures. Yet Williams’ sack rate against Minnesota is just 5.84%. Dallas Turner and company have to finish the job. Almost getting him doesn’t end the drive.
Don’t overlook tight end Colston Loveland, either. He had zero catches in the opener but played 60 of 70 snaps and ran a team-high 33 routes. After a huge finish to his rookie season and 193 receiving yards across two playoff games, expecting another disappearing act would be foolish.
Chicago’s rookie safety Dillon Thieneman also impressed: 10 tackles, a quarterback hit and a pass breakup while lining up all over the defense. He’s helping replace departed veterans Jaquan Brisker and Kevin Byard III, with Coby Bryant recovering from knee surgery.
Here’s where this game could turn: KEEP. THE. FOOTBALL.
Chicago led the league with 33 takeaways last season and forced three more against Carolina. Under Kevin O’Connell, Minnesota is 21-2 when winning the turnover battle and 36-4 when finishing even or ahead. Lose that battle? The record falls to 8-21.
Feed Jefferson. Let Wentz attack. Protect the ball, avoid pre-snap penalties, and make Chicago earn its possessions. The Bears don’t need gift baskets from our offense.
Wentz chasing win No. 5 against Chicago. Jones chasing history. Jefferson chasing the end zone. Flores trying to turn Johnson’s offensive masterpiece into a paper airplane. 🔥
What’s your score prediction—and which Viking ruins Chicago’s afternoon? Tag your loudest Bears fan and share this with the purple crew. Their Carolina highlights won’t tackle anybody Sunday. SKOLL’NN! 💜💛