NFL Game Preview: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears - Week 6

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Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears - Week 6

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BUF NYG	24 27
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SF DET	25 19
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PHI WAS	20 13
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JAC PIT	13 17
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IND CIN	17 27
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CAR ATL	17 31
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STL GB	3 24
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HOU BAL	14 29
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CLE OAK	17 24
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DAL NE	16 20
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NO TB	20 26
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MIN CHI	10 39
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MIA NYJ	6 24
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bears 23, Vikings 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Minnesota Vikings
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Donovan McNabb	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 5	Adrian Peterson	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 47	Percy Harvin	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 57	Devin Aromashodu	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 69	Michael Jenkins	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 77	Bernard Berrian	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 13	Visanthe Shiancoe	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 25	Ryan Longwell	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 10	Defense / ST

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Chicago Bears
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Jay Cutler	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2	Matt Forte	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 10-60, 1
WR 43	Johnny Knox	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 61	Devin Hester	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 72	Roy Williams	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 24	Kellen Davis	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 3	Robbie Gould	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 5	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Vikings QB Donovan McNabb hails from Chi. & played at Mt. Carmel HS. Incl. playoffs, is 6-2 in career vs. Bears, with 5-1 mark at Chi. Incl. playoffs, when McNabb has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), his teams are 46-3 (.939)... RB Adrian Peterson became 5th player since 1970 to rush for 3 TDs in 1st quarter last week. Has rushed for 784 yards (112 per game) & 11 TDs in 7 games vs. Chi. In 24 career division games, has rushed for 2,483 yards (103.5 per game) & 24 TDs... WR-KR Percy Harvin has rec. TD in 3 of 4 career meetings... DE Jared Allen had 8.5 sacks in 6 career games vs. Chi. Since entering NFL in '04, has NFL-best 91.5 sacks. Has 18.5 sacks in past 14 contests, incl. 7 in past 3. S Husain Abdullah had career-high 2 INTs in last game at Chi. S Jamarca Sanford had 1st 2 INTs of career last week.

Bears QB Jay Cutler has won 4 of 5 career starts vs. Min. Has 10 TD passes in past 3 meetings & aims for 4th in row vs. Min. with 3+ TDs. In career (incl. playoffs), when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 23-0... In past 6 at home (incl. playoffs), RB Matt Forte has 931 scrimmage yards (155.2 per game; 538 rush, 393 rec.). Leads NFL with 785 scrimmage yards & is only player in NFL with 400+ rush (440) & 300+ rec. (345) yards... WR-KR-PR Devin Hester had 15-yard rec. TD & 64-yard PR-TD in last meeting. Holds NFL record for most PR-TDs (11) & combined KR-TDs (15). In career vs. Min., has 4 rec. TDs & 3 PR-TDs. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with TD (2 rec., 1 PR). WR Johnny Knox had 67-yard rec. TD in last meeting... DE Julius Peppers had INT in last meeting. Has 5 sacks in past 5 vs. Min. Since entering NFL in 2002, has 91 sacks, 4th most in NFL. CB Charles Tillman had INT in last meeting. S Chris Harris aims for 4th in row vs. Min. with INT. LB Lance Briggs aims for 3rd in row vs. Min. with sack or INT.

Results and Schedule

Minnesota Vikings
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2011-09-11	SD	A	L 17-24	-7
2	2011-09-18	TB	H	L 20-24	-4
3	2011-09-25	DET	H	L 23-26	-3
4	2011-10-02	KC	A	L 17-22	-5
5	2011-10-09	ARI	H	W 34-10	+24
6	2011-10-16	CHI	A	L 10-39	-29
7	2011-10-23	GB	H
8	2011-10-30	CAR	A
9		Bye
10	2011-11-14	GB	A
11	2011-11-20	OAK	H
12	2011-11-27	ATL	A
13	2011-12-04	DEN	H
14	2011-12-11	DET	A
15	2011-12-18	NO	H
16	2011-12-24	WAS	A
17	2012-01-01	CHI	H

Chicago Bears
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2011-09-11	ATL	H	W 30-12	+18
2	2011-09-18	NO	A	L 13-30	-17
3	2011-09-25	GB	H	L 17-27	-10
4	2011-10-02	CAR	H	W 34-29	+5
5	2011-10-10	DET	A	L 13-24	-11
6	2011-10-16	MIN	H	W 39-10	+29
7	2011-10-23	TB	A
8		Bye
9	2011-11-07	PHI	A
10	2011-11-13	DET	H
11	2011-11-20	SD	H
12	2011-11-27	OAK	A
13	2011-12-04	KC	H
14	2011-12-11	DEN	A
15	2011-12-18	SEA	H
16	2011-12-25	GB	A
17	2012-01-01	MIN	A

Injury Report

Minnesota Vikings
Doubtful	CB Antoine Winfield (Neck)
Questionable	WR Percy Harvin (Ribs)
Probable	FS Husain Abdullah (Pelvis) DE Jared Allen (Eye) MLB E.J. Henderson (Knee) OLB Kenny Onatolu (Hamstring)
IR	MLB Jasper Brinkley (Hip) OG Scott Kooistra (Neck)

Chicago Bears
Out	OT Gabe Carimi (Knee) DT Matt Toeaina (Knee)
Doubtful	DE Julius Peppers (Knee)
Questionable	WR Earl Bennett (Chest)
Probable	CB Charles Tillman (Hip) DE Corey Wootton (Hand)
IR	OLB James Thomas (Back)

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIN Offense	CHI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	20.0	20.0	23.2	-
Rushing yards	160.7	90.0	111.4	MIN
Rushing yards per attempt	5.37	4.74	4.24	MIN
Completion %	56.8%	58.6%	60.9%	CHI
Passing yards	179.7	233.7	244.6	CHI
Passing yards per completion	10.39	10.94	11.47	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	5.90	6.41	6.99	CHI
Interceptions	0.3	0.7	1.0	MIN
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.0	0.6	CHI
Sacks allowed	2.0	3.7	2.3	MIN
3rd down conversions	35.0%	28.6%	39.1%	MIN
4th down conversions	50.0%	25.0%	47.2%	MIN
Time of possession	29:44	27:43	30:01	MIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIN Defense	CHI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	23.3	26.7	23.2	MIN
Rushing yards	85.7	132.3	111.4	MIN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.27	5.75	4.24	MIN
Completion %	63.4%	67.5%	60.9%	MIN
Passing yards	269.0	277.3	244.6	MIN
Passing yards per completion	10.62	10.84	11.47	MIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.73	7.32	6.99	MIN
INT return	1.0	1.0	1.0	-
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.7	0.6	CHI
Sacks	3.0	1.3	2.3	MIN
3rd down conversions	45.3%	36.4%	39.1%	CHI
4th down conversions	40.0%	50.0%	47.2%	MIN
Time of possession	30:56	32:17	30:01	MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	MIN	CHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	15.2	18.3	10.3	CHI
Yards per kick return	28.9	23.7	24.6	MIN
Yards allowed per punt return	12.4	5.2	10.3	CHI
Yards allowed per kick return	21.4	22.4	24.6	MIN

Misc Stats Comparison

	MIN	CHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.7	8.0	6.5	MIN
Penalty yards	62.7	57.7	54.3	CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2011 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	1	2000-09-03	CHI	MIN	27-30	MIN
2000	7	2000-10-15	MIN	CHI	28-16	MIN
2001	2	2001-09-23	MIN	CHI	10-17	CHI
2001	11	2001-11-25	CHI	MIN	13-6	CHI
2002	1	2002-09-08	MIN	CHI	23-27	CHI
2002	8	2002-10-27	CHI	MIN	7-25	MIN
2003	2	2003-09-14	CHI	MIN	13-24	MIN
2003	15	2003-12-14	MIN	CHI	10-13	CHI
2004	3	2004-09-26	CHI	MIN	22-27	MIN
2004	13	2004-12-05	MIN	CHI	14-24	CHI
2005	6	2005-10-16	MIN	CHI	3-28	CHI
2005	17	2006-01-01	CHI	MIN	10-34	MIN
2006	3	2006-09-24	CHI	MIN	19-16	CHI
2006	13	2006-12-03	MIN	CHI	13-23	CHI
2007	6	2007-10-14	MIN	CHI	34-31	MIN
2007	15	2007-12-17	CHI	MIN	13-20	MIN
2008	7	2008-10-19	MIN	CHI	41-48	CHI
2008	13	2008-11-30	CHI	MIN	14-34	MIN
2009	12	2009-11-29	CHI	MIN	10-36	MIN
2009	16	2009-12-28	MIN	CHI	30-36	CHI
2010	10	2010-11-14	MIN	CHI	13-27	CHI
2010	15	2010-12-20	CHI	MIN	40-14	CHI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.