Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores never met a blitz package he didn't like, the type of hyper-aggressive approach prone to leaving a young quarterback rattled.

Like-minded Dennis Allen begins his first season calling the shots for the Chicago Bears' defense on Monday night and undoubtedly reminded his veteran starters there's fresh meat on the menu as Minnesota's J.J. McCarthy makes his first career start -- in primetime at historic Soldier Field.

In the final game of Week 1, Ben Johnson will make his debut as head coach of the Bears and has the pelts on the wall to break any ties between defensive masterminds. Johnson ran up 30 or more points in each of his past four gridiron chess matches with Flores during a record-setting run of success as offensive coordinator of

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