J.J. McCarthy threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and ran for another in his long-awaited NFL debut, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a season-opening 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night.

Chicago’s Caleb Williams had his first career rushing touchdown and threw for a score in Ben Johnson's first game as the Bears' coach.

McCarthy delivered down the stretch after struggling through the first three quarters. The Vikings and coach Kevin O'Connell are counting on the former Michigan star after he missed his rookie season due to a knee injury, and he delivered when it mattered.

Things weren’t looking good for McCarthy after Nahshon Wright returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown to give Chicago a 17-6 lead in the third quarter. But he turned it around

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