The Bears found themselves in an immediate 7-0 hole Sunday at Soldier Field as Cordarelle Patterson returned the game's opening kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown. It was the first kickoff return TD surrendered by the Bears since Sept. 30, 2007 to the Lions in Detroit.

After Cordarelle Patterson's TD, Devin Hester returned the ensuing kickoff 76 yards to the Minnesota 32-yard line. Hester would go on to set a Bears single game record with 249 kickoff-return yards, eclipsing his own mark of 225 set in a 2006 a win over the Rams in St. Louis.

Devin Hester's 76-yard kickoff return set up Jay Cutler's 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Martellus Bennett in the left corner of the end zone, tying the score 7-7 early in the first quarter. Cutler completed 28 of 39 passes for 290 yards with three touchdowns, two interceptions and a 97.2 passer rating in the game.

Jay Cutler's 34-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall gave the Bears a 14-7 lead late in the first quarter. Marshall, who beat single coverage from cornerback Chris Cook for the TD, caught seven passes for 113 yards in the game. It was Marshall's second straight 100-yard game and his ninth in two seasons with the Bears.

The Bears were on the verge of extending their lead midway through the second quarter when Jay Cutler was sacked for the first time this season. Jared Allen stripped the ball and fellow defensive end Brian Robison scooped it up and returned it 61 yards for a TD, tying the score 14-14.

After Devin Hester's 80-yard kickoff return to the Minnesota 23, Jay Cutler's pass over the middle on first-and-goal from inside the 1 was deflected by Vikings end Everson Griffen and intercepted by tackle Kevin Williams in the end zone.

The Bears defense responded after Jay Cutler was picked off in the end zone as Tim Jennings intercepted Christian Ponder's pass intended for Jerome Simpson and raced 44 yards down the left sideline for a TD that made it 21-14. It was the second career TD for Jennings, who returned a pick 25 yards for a score last Oct. 28 to fuel a comeback win over the Panthers.

The Vikings answered Tim Jennings' TD with Christian Ponder's 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kyle Rudolph, who beat safety Major Wright in the right corner of the end zone to tie the score 21-21 with 1:11 left in the second quarter. Ponder completed 16 of 30 passes for 227 yards with 1 TD, 1 interception and a 75.3 passer rating in the game.

The Bears took a 24-21 lead on Robbie Gould's 20-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. They settled for the kick after failing to get into the end zone on three plays from the Minnesota 2.

In the first half, Matt Forte rushed for 75 yards on 14 carries and caught five passes for 31 yards. Forte finished the game with 90 yards on 19 rushes and a career-high 11 receptions for 71 yards.

The Bears generated their second takeaway of the game in the third quarter as Nate Collins forced an Adrian Peterson fumble that Corey Wootton recovered at the Minnesota 47. Peterson, the reigning NFL MVP, rushed for 100 yards on 26 carries in the game with a long rush of 36 yards.

The Vikings tied the game 24-24 on Blair Walsh's 28-yard field goal late in the third quarter. The kick capped a 13-play, 81-yard drive that was sustained by two successful third-down conversions. The Bears defense allowed Minnesota to convert 7-of-16 third-down opportunities (44 percent).

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Jay Cutler's pass intended for Brandon Marshall was intercepted at the Minnesota 12. It was Cutler's second pick and third turnover of the game.

The Vikings converted Jay Cutler's second interception into the go-ahead points as Blair Walsh's 28-yard field goal put Minnesota ahead 27-24 with 8:05 left in the fourth quarter. Walsh later added a 22-yard field goal to widen the margin to 30-24 with 3:15 to play.

Trailing 30-24, the Bears took over at their own 34 with 3:08 to play. Jay Cutler followed by engineering the game-winning drive, ultimately rifling a 16-yard touchdown pass to Martellus Bennett in the left corner of the end zone with just :10 remaining. Cutler completed 6 of 10 passes for 66 yards on the drive.

Sunday marked the first time in 78 career NFL games that Martellus Bennett caught multiple TD passes. On his game-winner, he beat single coverage by cornerback Chris Cook.

With Sunday's victory, Marc Trestman joined George Halas (1920) and Neill Armstrong (1978) as the only head coaches in Bears history to win their first two games.