JJ McCarthy leads the Vikings to the late victory back on Bears in the first time | Nfl
JJ McCarthy launched two passes to the fourth quarter and ran for another during its long-awaited beginnings in the NFL, and the Vikings of Minnesota rallied for a 27-24 victory of the season on the Bears of Chicago on Monday evening.
Caleb Williams of Chicago had his first hit in career and launched a score in the first match of Ben Johnson as a Bears coach.
McCarthy delivered the section after struggling during the first three quarters. The Vikings and coach Kevin O’Connell are counting on the former Michigan star after missing his recruited season due to a knee injury, and he delivered when it counted on Monday.
Things did not go well for McCarthy after Nahshon Wright returned an interception of 74 yards for a touchdown to give Chicago an advance of 17-6 in the third quarter. But the Vikings QB overturned it in the fourth.
McCarthy connected with Justin Jefferson for a touch of 13 yards. His conversion pass in two points failed and the Vikings dragged 17-12. The Minnesota then only needed three games to take the lead, McCarthy launching a TD pass of 27 yards in Aaron Jones. The conversion pass to Adam Thielen put the Vikings on the TOP 20-17 with 9:46 to play.
McCarthy made a 10 -point game with about three minutes to play when he simulated a transfer and showed the right side for a 14 yards touch. Chicago then traveled 65 yards for a score, Williams launched a pass of TD one meter in Rome Odunze with just over two minutes to play, but the Vikings hung on to beat the Bears for the eighth time in the last nine games.
McCarthy, written with choice n ° 10 in 2024, made 13 of the 20 passes for 143 yards. He grew up in the Chicago region, and the first match he attended the Soldier Field was against the Vikings 18 years ago.
Williams, leaving a trembling recruit season after being drafted with the overall choice n ° 1, made 21 of the 35 passes for 210 yards and a score. The former winner of the Heisman trophy also obtained his first TD on the ground when he marked nine yards in the first quarter.
The Will Reichard of Minnesota scored two goals on the ground, including a 59 yards towards the end of the first half which corresponded to a soldier’s field record.
