Football Fans Loved Blackhawks Singer's Electric Anthem Before Bears-Vikings MNF Game

A sensational start to ‘Monday Night Football.’

Jim Cornelison sang the national anthem prior to the Bears and Vikings Monday Night Football game / Screengrab via @NFL on X and ESPN

The first Monday Night Football game of the season got out to an electric start thanks to Jim Cornelison.

Cornelison sings the anthems at Blackhawks games, and graced Soldier Field with his pipes before the Bears took on the Vikings in the conclusion to the NFL's Week 1 slate. The hockey vibes were absolutely perfect for the occasion:

10/10 National Anthem. No notes. pic.twitter.com/byEsg27xzE

— NFL (@NFL) September 9, 2025

Football fans and personalities quickly took to the internet to praise Cornelison's singing:

This guy should sing every National Anthem until the end of time.

— Thomas Casale (@TheTomCasale) September 9, 2025

Few can do an anthem like Jim Cornelison.

— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) September 9, 2025

That was an unbelievable national anthem 🇺🇸

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 9, 2025

Jim Cornelison doing the national anthem and the crowd cheering the entire time is the best anthem in sports. Thank you and enjoy the game.

— Cole Adams (@coleadamss) September 9, 2025

If there was a Mount Rushmore of National Anthem singers, it’d just be Jim Cornelison’s face four times https://t.co/c7eFRtQDgs

— Jake Bedell (@JakeBedellTV) September 9, 2025

Cornelison, who has the amazingly appropriate X handle of @Anthem_Singer, posted how excited he was to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the incredible performance:

I’m headed to Soldier Field tonight to sing the anthem for #MondayNightFootball @ChicagoBears vs @Vikings There’s always some extra energy for MNF. Looking forward to it 😎 New season! Go Bears!!!! @NHLBlackhawks @IMS @jdouglas4 @mecum

— Jim Cornelison (@Anthem_Singer) September 8, 2025

Chicago sports fans are used to Cornelison's legendary anthems for the Blackhawks where the entire stadium cheers throughout. Now, they got to bring a little piece of the city to the entire country on one of football's biggest stages.

The anthem may have brought the Bears some luck too, as Caleb Williams scored a rushing touchdown to open up the scoring on their first drive of the game. The nine-yard scamper marked the first rushing touchdown of the second-year quarterback's career. Per Josh Dubow of the AP, the play was also Chicago's first opening-drive touchdown since Week 17 of the 2023 season.

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