An old Dave Chappelle Prince joke has resurfaced after the Chicago Bears beat the Minnesota Vikings in their Week 11 game.

Special teams coach Matt Daniels knew what was coming from Devin Duvernay. The Vikings still couldn’t stop it at a crucial moment of their 19-17 loss.

Head coach Ben Johnson has the team believing in one another and playing until the final seconds tick off the clock, resulting in their late-game wins that now see them sitting atop the NFC North division at the end of Week 11. Af6er the game, wide receiver DJ Moore summed up this Bears team with one word.

Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright (26), center, prays after making an interception during the first half against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Minneapolis. Wright was honoring his late junior-college coach John Beam.

A wild Week 11 has the Chicago Bears in sole possession of first place in the division under first-year head coach Ben Johnson. The last time Chicago was in first place this late in a season was 2018, the last time the Bears won the NFC North.

Each Sunday, three of The Athletic ’s NFL writers react to the biggest news, plays and performances from the day’s games.

He meant the world to me,” Nahshon Wright said about the Laney College athletic director, whom he viewed as a "father figure"

Developing a killer instinct before their fans all suffer heart attacks is something the Bears really should 'know' they need to accomplish.