Week 1’s MNF showdown between Chicago and Minnesota is a quarterback audition season. Caleb Williams makes his Bears debut under Ben Johnson with Loveland and Luther Burden III in the fold, while J.J. McCarthy begins his NFL arc for Minnesota after an injury-shortened rookie year. Addison is suspended, shifting early targets for the Vikings, and Chicago touts an upgraded interior line that could unlock the run game and quick-hitting passes. The model leans Bears +1.5 and Under 43.5, favoring Bears’ pass-game upside from Loveland and Burden versus Minnesota’s unsettled rookie quarterback situation.

Fantasy angles tilt toward Bears pass-catchers and Vikings safety valves. Chicago’s Loveland could see early snaps as a move-tight end option, while Burden Jr. may operate as a field-stretching wyb outside threat. On Minnesota, absence of Addison concentrates targets to T.J. Hockenson and the slot options, pressuring defenses to bracket the tight end and rely on secondary receivers.