On Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears faced off in a highly-anticipated NFC North matchup. Both teams entered 2025 with massive questions, and we got our first look at a couple of key pieces on each team.

For the Vikings, they finally unveiled 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy for his first career start. After a rough first half in which the Vikings only scored six points and McCarthy went 5-of-8 for 48 yards, the former Michigan quarterback was electric in the final quarter of the game. In the final 15 minutes alone, McCarthy was 6-of-8 for 87 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding a 14-yard rushing touchdown, leading the Vikings to a 21-point fourth quarter and huge comeback victory.

For the Bears, it was the inverse of that story. With coach Ben Johnson at th

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