The Chicago Bears trail the Minnesota Vikings 27-24 with 2:02 left in the game after a 1-yard touchdown pass from Caleb Williams to receiver Rome Odunze. 

Following the kickoff after the touchdown, there is 1:55 left on the clock, and the Bears have one timeout left.

The Vikings have increased their lead over the Chicago Bears to 27-17 following a 14-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback J.J. McCarthy. 

Chicago will take over with 2:53 left in the fourth quarter.

The Minnesota Vikings have taken a 20-17 lead over the Chicago Bears after a 27-yard touchdown reception by Aaron Jones, and a successful 2-point conversion. 

The Bears will take over on offense with 9:46 left in the game.

Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from J.J. McCarthy with 12:13 left in the game. 

After a failed 2-point conversion, the Vikings trail the Chicago Bears 17-12.

Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright, a former Minnesota Viking, intercepted a pass from J.J. McCarthy early in the third quarter and returned it 74 yards for a touchdown. 

The Bears lead the Vikings 17-6 with 12:51 left in the third.

Minnesota Vikings kicker Will Reichard made a 59-yard field goal with 6 seconds left in the second quarter.

The Chicago Bears lead the Vikings 10-6 at the half.

The Chicago Bears took a 10-3 lead over the Minnesota Vikings after a 42-yard field goal from kicker Cairo Santos with 24 seconds left in the half.

Minnesota Vikings kicker Will Reichard made a 31-yard field goal with 12:48 left in the second quarter.

The Chicago Bears lead the Vikings 7-3. 

The Chicago Bears have scored the first points of the game with a 9-yard rushing touchdown from quarterback Caleb Williams. 

The Bears lead the Minnesota Vikings 7-0 with 7:04 left in the first quarter.

The La Grange Park native J.J. McCarthy will be taking on the team he grew up rooting for in the Bears.

The Michigan National Championship quarterback will be making his first NFL start for the Vikings after missing his entire rookie season due to knee surgery.

"Really cool to be from there, but at the end of the day, it's all about executing football plays and going out there and doing my job," he said. "There's going to be anxiousness, excitement, and, you know, a whole lot of adrenaline. You know I know I'm going to be amped up, but at the end of the day, I know that coach O'Connell is going to put me in a great position."

Vikings All-Pro receiver Justin Jefferson understands, to an extent, what J.J. McCarthy is going through as the quarterback prepares for his regular season debut. 

"To go out there, and to have to know the play, know everybody's routes, and everybody's position and jobs, to go out there and execute fully is definitely a hard job," Jefferson said. "They get paid the way they do for that reason, but my job is to always, you know, help J.J. and making sure that if he has any questions that he needs or anything that he's not sure about, he can always ask me."

Caleb Williams will kick off his second year with the Bears, while Ben Johnson makes his head coaching debut for the team.

Their partnership has been in the spotlight since training camp and will be again during Monday night's game against the Vikings.

Williams had nothing but positive notes to say about Johnson ahead of the game.

"I think Ben, I've said it multiple times, I think he's been great for me," he said. "He's pushed me, but also, like I've said many times, he's, you know, he's a teacher, he'll be persistent until you get it. I think it comes down to being able to execute exactly what he puts out there for us as a team, as an offense."

Johnson said he feels good about where Williams is currently.

"We're going to grow together. This offense is going to grow together with him. There will be some bumpy steps along the way, but that's okay. That's the nature of doing it. But I feel really good with where he's at right now, and there's no reason why we can't when this year," Johnson said.

Both the Bears and Vikings will be without some key players due to injuries.

Vikings safety Harrison Smith is inactive while recovering from an illness and tackle Christian Darrisaw is inactive as he continues recovery from a knee injury in Week 8 last season. Third quarterback Max Brosmer, running back Zavier Scott, guard Joe Huber, and defensive lineman Elijah Williams also are inactive for the Vikings.

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson is inactive with groin and calf injuries, cornerback Kyler Gordon is inactive with a hamstring injury, and linebacker TJ Edwards is inactive with a hamstring injury. Third quarterback Case Keenum, running back Roschon Johnson, offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie, and defensive lineman Shemar Turner also are inactive for the Bears.

The Bears appeared more confident heading into Monday night's game against the Vikings.

Tight end Cole Kmet gave his insight about what the team aims to accomplish in the game under the leadership of the new head coach, Ben Johnson

"Ben's done this before on very high-level offenses and, you know, the goal is to get 70+ plays in a game, so we're running a ton of plays," Kmet said. "When you do things like that, moving the ball a lot of different guys will be able to put the ball in their hands. So, excited about that."

Wide receiver Rome Odunze was ramped up and excited to have his first season-opening game on Monday Night Football—a first for the team in nearly 30 years.

"I feel great, man," he said. "Yeah, I'm excited for what we're going to put out there on this play. It's a cool moment to be able to play your first, you know, game of the season on Monday Night Football. So, you know, we got a great point in the Vikings, but we prepared well and I'm excited to go out there."