Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent (17) throws a pass to wide receiver Luther Burden III in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. The Bears lost 9-3. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent (17) takes a snap late in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is carted off the field after suffering an injury in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams scrambles on a run during which he suffered an injury in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) slides to the turf on a run in which he suffered an injury in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) reacts after suffering an injury in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams grimaces in pain after suffering a right hamstring injury on a run in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams grimaces in pain after going down during a run in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) is attended to by medical staff after suffering an injury in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) is helped off the field after being injured in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. The Vikings beat the Bears 9 to 3. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is carted off the field after suffering an injury in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams gives a thumbs up as he is carted off the field after suffering an injury in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson walks off the field after a loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson walks off the field after a loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Bears running back D'Andre Swift fumbles near the goal line in the third quarter against the Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Isaiah Rodgers (right) celebrates after recovering a fumble by Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift near the goal line in the third quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos (8) follows through on a kick that was blocked by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears holder Tory Taylor (19) tries to recover the ball after a blocked field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Isaiah Rodgers (2) celebrates with his teammates after a blocked field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter of a game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy (7) stiff-arms Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) after Murphy intercepted the ball in the first quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy (7) celebrates his interception in the first quarter of a game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III (10) catches a crucial pass in the fourth quarter thrown by Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent (17) on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago. The Vikings beat the Bears 9 to 3. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
Bears tight end Sam Roush (87) is unable to secure the ball on an incomplete pass in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams eludes Vikings linebacker Dallas Turner in the first quarter Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) throws a pass on the run in the first quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift (4) is tackled by a group of Minnesota Vikings defenders in the second quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears wide receiver Zavion Thomas (13) is tackled on a kickoff return in the second quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) catches a long pass in front of Chicago Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson (29) in the first quarter of a game at Soldier Field on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson Sr. (29) tips a pass away from Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) in the third quarter on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears defensive end Austin Booker (94) sacks Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (11) during the second quarter on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
Bears defensive end Austin Booker (94) sacks Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz in the second quarter Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears safety Dillon Thieneman (31) and defensive end Austin Booker (94) celebrate a third quarter sack by cornerback Malik Muhammad II (24), left, on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (11) scrambles past Chicago Bears defensive tackle Neville Gallimore (90) in the first quarter of a game at Soldier Field on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson looks out onto the field late in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears fans react to a non-call after Chicago Bears wide receiver Kalif Raymond (14) was tackled near the sideline on a Minnesota Vikings punt in the fourth quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell looks on from the sideline in the second quarter of a game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (11) slides on the ball after a miscue on a snap in the first quarter of a game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears safety Dillon Thieneman, right, helps to break up a pass for Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson in the end zone in the first quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift (4) makes a move in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams gets called for intentional grounding during the second quarter while being pursued by Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
A Caleb Williams fan watches players warm up for a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson puts a spin move on Bears safety Dillon Thieneman (31) and cornerback Jaylon Johnson (1) after a reception in the second quarter Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Dallas Turner (15) gets a hand on Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) before outside linebacker Andrew van Ginkel ultimately sacked Williams in the second quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings safety Josh Metellus (44) tackles Chicago Bears wide receiver Kalif Raymond (14) after a reception by Raymond in the third quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears cornerback Malik Muhammad (24) celebrates after taking down Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (11) in the third quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson (55) tackles Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) after a reception by Odunze in the fourth quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson (87) makes a catch in front of Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson (1) in the fourth quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) is unable to catch a pass as Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson defends in the fourth quarter Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III (10) is unable to pull in a pass in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III (10) gets up off the turf as Minnesota Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy (7) celebrates after helping to break up a pass in the third quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones (33) breaks free for a long run as Chicago Bears free safety Xavier Woods (32) pursues in the third quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen congratulates his players after a stop in the first quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
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Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent (17) throws a pass to wide receiver Luther Burden III in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. The Bears lost 9-3. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
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