The 2025 Monday Night Football schedule kicks off with an NFC North showdown between the Ben Johnson-led Chicago Bears and the visiting Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 8.
The primetime divisional clash, announced as part of the NFL's 2025 schedule release Wednesday night, marks the beginning of Johnson's head-coaching tenure in Chicago, which hired him in January following his six-season stint as an assistant with the Detroit Lions.
It will also mark Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy's NFL debut after he missed the 2024 season due to a knee injury. McCarthy, the No.