Week 2 · Division game · Recap
Bears 3, Vikings 9: Week 2 recap
What happened
The Bears fell to the Vikings 9-3 at home at Soldier Field in Week 2, moving to 1-1.
The Bears outgained the Vikings 297-246 in total yards, lost the turnover battle, 2 giveaways to 0, and went 5-15 on third down.
Caleb Williams went 15 of 26 for 138 yards and 1 INT. Kyle Monangai had 10 carries for 47 yards on the ground. D'Andre Swift led the receivers with 5 catches for 54 yards.
On defense, Dayo Odeyingbo led with 1 sack and James Lynch had 7 tackles.
Team stats
- 297Total yards246
- 163Passing yards127
- 134Rushing yards119
- 17First downs11
- 5-15Third down3-13
- 0-3Red zone (TD-att)0-1
- 2Turnovers0
- 4-29Sacked-yards3-16
- 8-58Penalties-yards3-25
- 32:41Possession27:19
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: MIN-CHI- 1st quarter
- MINWill Reichard 35 Yd Field Goal 11:033-0
- CHICairo Santos 50 Yd Field Goal5:033-3
- 2nd quarter
- MINWill Reichard 49 Yd Field Goal8:186-3
- 4th quarter
- MINWill Reichard 39 Yd Field Goal 1:099-3
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.