{"id":353357,"date":"2025-09-09T04:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T04:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/353357\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T04:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T04:54:10","slug":"nfl-world-reacts-to-chicagos-rough-week-1-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/353357\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL world reacts to Chicago’s rough Week 1 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it’s Groundhog Day…again. That line isn’t just appropriate because Bill Murray was featured on the Manningcast of the Chicago Bears<\/a> Monday Night Football game against the Minnesota Vikings, but because they blew yet another lead in the fourth quarter that resulted in a loss.<\/p>\n

The Bears<\/a> built an early lead against Minnesota, leading 17-6 at one point in the second half. But Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy rebounded in a big way and put up 21 unanswered points to win 27-24. All while Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, who was rock solid in the first half, crumbled under pressure by missing multiple receivers. A game that was trending towards being a huge positive in head coach Ben Johnson’s first game became a nightmare that featured poor penalties, missed kicks, and breakdowns at nearly every level.<\/p>\n

Sadly, it’s an experience Bears fans are all too familiar with. The excitement following a big offseason slowly waned, and many are left wondering how certain issues get fixed, from arguing over general manager Ryan Poles to having deep concerns surrounding Williams.<\/p>\n

NFL world reacts to Bears’ brutal loss to the Vikings<\/p>\n

I gave Justin Fields until midway through Year 3 before I gave up hope. You have to accelerate that timeline for Caleb Williams given what’s around him.<\/p>\n

Too early to give up on Caleb now. But this level of play won’t fly if he’s gonna be the franchise QB of the #Bears<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

That game had a very week 1 2019 feel to it for Caleb Williams. That’s when it was obvious Trubisky wasn’t it.<\/p>\n

There’s still time left for Chicago’s latest 1st round QB to change the narrative, but there’s no sugarcoating that’s the narrative right now.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Johnathan Wood (@Johnathan_Wood1) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

It would be more painful if only there weren\u2019t approximately 75 Bears games from the last 20 years to compare this to.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Danny Parkins (@DannyParkins) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

I do think I will give Ben Johnson more than a game to heal a city\u2019s 40-year football trauma.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Tonight is a perfect example of why I stopped making content. This team is unbelievably frustrating.<\/p>\n

Same old Bears.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Robert Schmitz (@robertkschmitz) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a work in progress but that was a rough start for Caleb Williams<\/p>\n

Doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s cooked but it does mean that he has to play much better<\/p>\n

He\u2019s not the only one but he\u2019s the most important one<\/p>\n

\u2014 Herb Lawrence (@Ecnerwal23) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

How in the world did Poles get that extension??<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bears are losing, DJ Moore is hurt, Tyson Bagent is trending. A bad scene at Soldier Field.<\/p>\n

\u2014 jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Ben Johnson is the next trestman<\/p>\n

\u2014 This Day in Chicago Sports (@ChiSportsDay) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

This is like a whole Bears season wrapped up in one game<\/p>\n

\u2014 Zach Zaidman (@ZachZaidman) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

That sucked a lot. Also JJ McCarthy is a gamer. He was in hell first half and absolutely dominated in the second half. Football is dumb.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

This feels more like the start of 2019 than I’m comfortable admitting<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nick Shepkowski (@NickShepkowski) September 9, 2025<\/a>