Another primetime NFL game, another incredible comeback .

The Minnesota Vikings capped Week 1 of the 2025 regular season with a 27-24 come-from-behind win over the Chicago Bears.

Here are our takeaways from a Monday night stunner.

Knee-jerk reaction: Different coach, same old Chicago Bears

It only took one game for Ben Johnson to get the full Bears experience. What looked like a celebratory first game as head coach instead looked like a lot of other Bears games over the years, with a promising defensive effort overshadowed by offensive ineptitude.

After scoring an opening-drive touchdown, Chicago's offense was held to three points the rest of the game, with the team's lone other touchdown coming on a Nahshon Wright pick-six.

The defense played outstanding until the fourth quarter,

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