The 2025 NFL season is in full swing, and Week 1 is about to end with Monday Night Football in a match between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears.
Set to take place at Soldier Field in Chicago, the Vikings and the Bears will face off on the first MNF of the season.
J.J. McCarthy will make his debut as the starting quarterback for the Vikings a year after suffering an injury during the pre-season last year that put him out for the season.
Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has weighed in on the high expectations for McCarthy in his first year starting.
“They’re expecting J.J. to come and play at that level that Sam (Darnold) did. But I think that’s a lot to ask a young player. In my second year, I wasn’t the same quarterback that I was in Year 7 or Year 8. I was way better in 2007 than when I was in 2001 when I took over,” Brady said in an interview with PFF’s Cris Collinsworth.
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Brady added, “These years of development, they all add up and I think it’s a bit unfair to create unrealistic expectations for a quarterback in his second year. But of course Minnesota Vikings fans are going to have those expectations because of how high of a pick he is. He’s got a lot to prove.”
What time is the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears?
The NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears is scheduled to start at 8:15 p.m. ET and 5:15 p.m. PT.
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Where to watch and stream the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears game live?
The first Monday Night Football game of the season will simulcast live on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes.
Peyton and Eli Manning will also offer an alternative stream on ESPN2 as the duo narrates the action between the Vikings and the Bears.
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