What to know when the Vikings travel to play the Chicago Bears on Monday night: • Vikings at Bears • When: 7:15 p.m. Monday • Where: Soldier Field • TV: ABC/ESPN • Radio: KFAN • Line: Vikings -1.5 • Over/Under: 43.5

— It’s important that head coach Kevin O’Connell doesn’t put too much on young quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Though he might already carry himself like a face of the franchise, McCarthy shouldn’t be asked to be a superhero in the first start of his career. If the Vikings want to win the game, they have to limit the amount of times McCarthy feels like he has to win the game by himself. The rushing attack will be McCarthy’s best friend, with veteran running back Aaron Jones and fellow running back Jordan Mason shouldering the load in the backfield.

— The pass rush mu

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