Bears-Vikings opens MNF with a high-velocity clash. Jefferson and Jordan Addison set the Vikings’ aerial ceiling, while T.J. Hockenson and Adam Thielen provide reliable outlets. Addison’s three-game absence shifts targets to Jefferson, Thielen, and Nailor, testing McCarthy’s processing under Flores’ blitz-happy defense. Braxton Jones battles Jonathan Greenard and Montez Sweat, while Chicago’s front seven eyes McCarthy’s first NFL test. Caleb Williams lurks in blitz chatter as a hypothetical reminder of the QB grind ahead.