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McCarthy stars on hot slot 777 crown demoNFL debut as Vikings beat BearsTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, McCarthy inspires Vikings to comeback win over BearsBySean KearnsBBC SportPublished9 September 2025108 CommentsQuarterback JJ McCarthy inspired the Minnesota Vikings to a late comeback win over the Chicago Bears on his NFL debut.The 22-year-old, a first-round Draft pick in 2024, sat out last season with a knee injury.He threw two touchdowns and ran for another as the Vikings triumphed 27-24 at Soldier Field in Chicago.The Bears led 17-6 heading into the fourth quarter, but the Vikings responded with 21 unanswered points on three consecutive drives.McCarthy, who was born in Chicago, found Justin Jefferson with his first touchdown pass, hit Aaron Jones Sr with an angled 27-yard pass, then put the Vikings 10 points up with a 14-yard scramble."There's no way to deny that we don't win this game unless JJ plays the way he did in the second half and, most importantly, kept the belief of his football team behind him," said Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell."Now we know it's possible. We hope to not be in these circumstances very often, but his team's made of the right stuff."The game was Ben Johnson's first in charge of the Bears, who led thanks to a rushing touchdown from Caleb Williams and a Nashon Wright touchdown from a 74-yard interception.After the Vikings' late rally, Williams threw a one-yard touchdown pass to Rome Odunze with two minutes remaining.To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, JJ McCarthy celebrates after winning on his NFL debut.Related topicsAmerican FootballMore on this storyAllen shines as Bills stun Ravens in wild comebackPublished6 days agoRodgers' revenge on Steelers debutPublished6 days agoHopkins & Henry star in NFL plays of the weekPublished6 days agoAllen 'proud' of Bills' thrilling comebackPublished6 days agoComments can not be loadedTo load Comments you need to enable JavaScript in your browserCommentsJoin the conversationThese comments are now closed.108 commentsShowLatestOldestHighest RatedMost RepliedMComment by Mightymojo at 10:07 9 SepMightymojo10:07 9 SepThe most Chicago Bears of endings to a match, and starts to a season.Reply270Show comment linksCComment by Chris L at 10:15 9 SepChris L10:15 9 Septo Mightymojo"The most Chicago Bears of endings to a match, and starts to a season."The Spurs of the NFL ?Reply122Show comment linksMore replies (3)SComment by SFC_fan at 09:03 9 SepSFC_fan09:03 9 SepAs a Vikings fan the first 3 quarters were a tough watch. The 4th made it all worthwhile! For a QB making his NFL debut to turn that game around, especially after throwing a horrendous pick six, is incredible and definitely bodes well going forwards.Reply243Show comment linksTComment by The_Welsh_Idiot at 09:12 9 SepThe_Welsh_Idiot09:12 9 Septo SFC_fan"As a Vikings fan the first 3 quarters were a tough watch. The 4th made it all worthwhile! For a QB making his NFL debut to turn that game around, especially after throwing a horrendous pick six, is incredible and definitely bodes well going forwards."Rough, those first two hours, hey?Reply27Show comment linksMore replies (1)MComment by Mightymojo at 10:10 9 SepMightymojo10:10 9 SepAs a fan of both sports it really makes me laugh when football fans get all high and mighty about the adverts during NFL matches. The game itself is a series of set pieces, that lends itself to taking ad breaks between plays. It's still very easy to follow.Oh and btw, football has adverts running throughout - you may have noticed those boards around the side of the pitch that are always in view?Reply235Show comment linksIComment by I Miss That Shed at 12:00 9 SepI Miss That Shed12:00 9 Septo Mightymojo"As a fan of both sports it really makes me laugh when football fans get all high and mighty about the adverts during NFL matches. The game itself is a series of set pieces, that lends itself to taking ad breaks between plays. It's still very easy to follow. Oh and btw, football has adverts running throughout - you may have noticed those boards around the side of the pitch that are always in view?"I love half time on Super Sunday in the football when they have 2-3 highly paid pundits that give us less than 90 seconds of analysis because they have to shoehorn in at least 10 minutes of adverts.And after the adverts we'll have Kelly Cates telling us that we have to watch Brassic this week on Sky One or try the latest Sky Original movie (that has probably scored 5.2 on imdb).Reply130Show comment linksFComment by Flynny403 at 09:57 9 SepFlynny40309:57 9 SepPleased for JJ, seen a lot of people writing him off over the off-season. NFC North looking spicy again this year!Reply140Show comment linksSComment by Snowdrop65 at 09:28 9 SepSnowdrop6509:28 9 SepTypically, the Bears manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Let's hope this isn't a portent of the season ahead.Reply130Show comment linksSComment by Stephen at 09:43 9 SepStephen09:43 9 Septo Snowdrop65"Typically, the Bears manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Let's hope this isn't a portent of the season ahead."God I hope not, another season of nothing would do me in.Also the field didn’t look that great either, not that the Bears can blame that for the ‘traditional’ 4th quarter collapse.Reply61Show comment linksMore replies (1)RComment by ron watt at 11:53 9 Sepron watt11:53 9 SepA great start to the new season loads of close finishes it might be just me but the banal comments from detractors seem to be less and lessReply120Show comment linksCComment by Captain at 12:04 10 SepCaptain12:04 10 Septo ron watt"A great start to the new season loads of close finishes it might be just me but the banal comments from detractors seem to be less and less"It is just you.Reply00Show comment linksTComment by The_Welsh_Idiot at 09:10 9 SepThe_Welsh_Idiot09:10 9 SepStayed up and watched it.JJ struggled to adjust to the pace of the NFL, but then, wow, he nailed it.Caleb was scrambling for his life most of the game, but overall the Bears defence looked much better than a year ago.Reply120Show comment linksSComment by SCJ at 10:11 9 SepSCJ10:11 9 SepWell, that was a game of two halves....Reply70Show comment linksSComment by SP at 10:39 9 SepSP10:39 9 SepSome great games in week 1! Hopefully more to come next week! Missed the NFL!Reply70Show comment linksGComment by Grb at 13:33 9 SepGrb13:33 9 SepI’m a huge bears fan but they are just dumb AFReply70Show comment linksCComment by Captain at 12:03 10 SepCaptain12:03 10 Septo Grb"I’m a huge bears fan but they are just dumb AF"A fan of huge bears, or a bears fan who is very big?Reply20Show comment linksWComment by welsh_dragon at 13:39 9 Sepwelsh_dragon13:39 9 SepIf you’d bother to watch the game you’d know McCarthy didn’t “star” and he as awful for 75% of the match. Awful lazy journalism, watch the match. What happened was Da Bears should have comfortably won this match but yet again we managed to lose after dominating most of the match. Dumb penalties, missed FG and poor decisions. Bagent might well get a chance after GW5 if this carri s onReply72Show comment linksTComment by TonyH at 14:34 9 SepTonyH14:34 9 Septo welsh_dragon"If you’d bother to watch the game you’d know McCarthy didn’t “star” and he as awful for 75% of the match. Awful lazy journalism, watch the match. What happened was Da Bears should have comfortably won this match but yet again we managed to lose after dominating most of the match. Dumb penalties, missed FG and poor decisions. Bagent might well get a chance after GW5 if this carri s on"Thx Welsh. It was the guy's FIRST ever pro NFL game, and what a surprise (well, to you apparently), he found it a struggle at first, as pro players aren't the same as those in college games. As you claim to be an NFL fan, you should be aware that the problems Bears had in the 2nd half (couldn't score or even move the ball until the final too-late drive) were NOTHING to do with QB of Vikings!Reply70Show comment linksMore replies (3)EComment by Ephyzephy at 15:56 9 SepEphyzephy15:56 9 SepSorry to come across all "Grammar Police", but you do realise you can put more than one sentence in a paragraph? It came across more as a series of bullet points than an actual article.Reply50Show comment linksCComment by Captain at 17:24 9 SepCaptain17:24 9 Septo Ephyzephy"Sorry to come across all "Grammar Police", but you do realise you can put more than one sentence in a paragraph? It came across more as a series of bullet points than an actual article."Well doneReply00Show comment linksMore replies (1)JComment by Job And Knock at 09:12 9 SepJob And Knock09:12 9 SepGo Vikings!Reply116Show comment linksMComment by mike at 09:58 9 Sepmike09:58 9 Septo Job And Knock"Go Vikings!"SKOL to more wins! Can the rest be less dramatic, otherwise my heart will be in tatters!Reply31Show comment linksPComment by p3mzxyf3 at 12:32 9 Sepp3mzxyf312:32 9 SepTurning point was the missed fg at start of 4th - score that and Bears winReply52Show comment linksNComment by no at 16:21 9 Sepno16:21 9 Septo p3mzxyf3"Turning point was the missed fg at start of 4th - score that and Bears win"The turning point was thinking the game was already won , and you could visibly see them trying to play safe . Lets hope they learn from it or watch the Bills match to see how to finish a game.Reply31Show comment linksMore replies (1)CComment by CajunMiaSanMia at 14:51 9 SepCajunMiaSanMia14:51 9 SepBears out-falconed the Falcons. What was that?Reply30Show comment linksCComment by Captain at 17:24 9 SepCaptain17:24 9 Septo CajunMiaSanMia"Bears out-falconed the Falcons. What was that?"It is what passes for journalism on the BBCReply00Show comment linksMore replies (2)PComment by Paul at 10:40 9 SepPaul10:40 9 SepCan anyone recommend best place/channel to watch 1 hour weekly highlights of the weeks NFL games (similar style to the old BBC highlight show)?Reply20Show comment linksTComment by TDTips at 10:46 9 SepTDTips10:46 9 Septo Paul"Can anyone recommend best place/channel to watch 1 hour weekly highlights of the weeks NFL games (similar style to the old BBC highlight show)?"Not a channel, but the NFL Youtube channel tends to have 15 highlights of each game the morning afterwards.Reply171Show comment linksMore replies (7)WComment by welsh_dragon at 13:40 9 Sepwelsh_dragon13:40 9 SepThe bears were “Spursy” and that’s coming from a spurs fan :(Reply20Show comment linksSComment by SteveSDS at 08:31 10 SepSteveSDS08:31 10 SepBears find another way to lose a game - that they should have won, won, won! Very disappointing as a Bears fan...Reply20Show comment linksTComment by TommyTwoThumbs at 15:44 9 SepTommyTwoThumbs15:44 9 SepBear down......and out.Reply20Show comment linksPComment by Paul at 22:52 9 SepPaul22:52 9 SepThe slander McCarthy was getting at halftime. Aged like milk ??Reply10Show comment linksMore commentsBack to toploading comments module
