Thomas Brown, Bears look to punch back vs. Vikings after blowout loss to 49ers

Bears interim coach Thomas Brown's debut was nowhere near what he hoped it'd be as they got clobbered by the 49ers on Sunday, but he gets another shot Monday at the Vikings. The Bears are looking to break a seven-game losing streak, and if that slides to eight, it'll match the second-longest in franchise history.

Brown's to-do list will be long Thursday when the Bears begin their practice week. They're reeling on offense and defense, and the Vikings are third in the NFL at 11-2.

The top priority for the Bears is to get rookie quarterback Caleb Williams rolling, and he played well against the Vikings when he faced them in Week 12 at Soldier Field. Williams rallied the Bears from an 11-point deficit in the final minute of the fourth quarter to force overtime before losing 30-27. He completed 32 of 47 passes for 340 yards with two touchdown passes and ran six times for 33 yards.

In the 49ers game, though, he had his fourth-lowest passing total of the season. Williams had a 116.1 passer rating, but completed only 17 of 23 passes for 134 yards.