Vikings Make NFL History With Four QBs, Four Straight Wins

Minnesota beat Chicago 9-3 to become the first NFL team to win four consecutive games with four different starting quarterbacks, while Bears QB Caleb Williams hurt his hamstring.

The Minnesota Vikings did something no NFL team had ever done before. According to CBS Sports researcher Doug Clawson, as reported by Yahoo Sports, the Vikings are the first team in league history to win four consecutive games with four different starting quarterbacks, a streak that began late last season. Week 17 of 2025: Max Brosmer starts and beats Detroit 23-10. Week 18: J.J. McCarthy starts and beats Green Bay 16-3. Week 1 of 2026: Kyler Murray starts and beats Green Bay 39-22. Week 2 of 2026: Carson Wentz starts and beats Chicago 9-3. Every one of those games came against an NFC North division rival.

It was not pretty, but the Vikings did enough on a rain-soaked afternoon at Soldier Field to knock off the Bears 9-3. Yahoo Sports notes that the win was Minnesota's seventh consecutive victory in Chicago and its seventh straight win dating back to last season, extending two streaks at once in the franchise's favor. The conditions were treacherous — the wet, slippery turf made for subpar playing conditions, according to Bear Goggles On, and the same field proved costly for the Bears later in the game. Minnesota's defense held Chicago out of the end zone entirely.

The most striking defensive stat of the weekend: Yahoo Sports reports that the 56-point difference between the Bears' scoring output in Week 1 and Week 2 that the Vikings' defense was responsible for represents the second-largest drop-off in NFL history by one team from one week to the next. The only larger drop-off belongs to the 1973 Atlanta Falcons, who scored 62 points against New Orleans in Week 1 and were then shut out by the Los Angeles Rams. Holding a team out of the end zone after it crossed the goal line eight times the previous week, as Yahoo Sports notes, is an impressive feat even without a record attached.

The game's turning point came with Chicago down 6-3 and driving in the red zone late in the fourth quarter. Caleb Williams scrambled to his left and went down with little to no contact near the 5-yard line, unable to put weight on his right leg. He was helped off the field, then carted to the locker room with a towel over his head, giving the crowd a thumbs-up on the way. The Bears ruled him out with a hamstring injury, and coach Ben Johnson confirmed the team expects it is a hamstring rather than a knee issue.

Reporters in the Bears' locker room saw encouraging signs immediately after the game. According to heavy.com, CHGO Sports' Patrick Norton and Adam Jahns both reported Williams walking under his own power with no crutches — Jahns noted maybe a slight limp — and Terrence Tomlin of The Bigs Media described him as smiling and in good spirits. heavy.com also cites Fox Sports Radio injury analyst Dr. Evan Jeffries, who laid out the timeline by severity: a Grade 1 strain means about two weeks out, Grade 2 means three to six weeks, and Grade 3 means eight to twelve weeks or surgery. Fantasy Points analyst Jeff Mueller told heavy.com he believes it is likely a Grade 1 or 2, not worst case. Bleacher Report reports the Bears are hopeful it will be diagnosed as a Grade 1 injury, per Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.

Williams will undergo an MRI on Monday, and only then will the Bears know how long their franchise quarterback might be out, Bleacher Report reports. The stakes are high: Williams is heading into his third season after leading Chicago to an NFC North title and the divisional round of the playoffs in 2025, having thrown for 3,942 yards with 27 touchdowns against seven interceptions while adding 388 rushing yards, per Bleacher Report. If he is sidelined, Bleacher Report reports the Bears will turn to Case Keenum in the short term, while Bear Goggles On notes Tyson Bagent replaced Williams against Minnesota and would presumably run the offense. As for the Vikings, Yahoo Sports points out that unless they sign a street free agent, the four-quarterback winning streak cannot be extended to five.